RNA-binding proteins Musashi and tau soluble aggregates initiate nuclear dysfunction

The Musashi family of RNA binding proteins are found in an oligomeric state in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Here the authors show that Mushashi1 and Musashi2 interact with tau protein in patient tissue and in models of tauopathy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mauro Montalbano, Salome McAllen, Nicha Puangmalai, Urmi Sengupta, Nemil Bhatt, Omar D. Johnson, Michael G. Kharas, Rakez Kayed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18022-6