Tau: More than a microtubule‐binding protein in neurons
Alejandra del Carmen Alonso,
Abdeslem El Idrissi,
Robert Candia
et al.
Abstract:Tau protein was discovered as a microtubule‐associated protein nearly 50 years ago, and our understanding of tau has revolved around that role. Even with tau's rise to stardom as a central player in neurodegenerative disease, therapeutic efforts have largely been targeted toward cytoskeletal changes. While some studies hinted toward non‐cytoskeletal roles for tau, it is only fairly recently that these ideas have begun to receive considerable attention. Many new binding partners for tau have been identified, in… Show more
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