Pre-assembled tau filaments phosphorylated by GSK-3b form large tangle-like structures

Hyperphosphorylated tau protein is a major component of neurofibrillary tangles, a prominent intracellular hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Both hyperphosphorylated tau and neurofibrillary tangles have been shown to correlate with dementia in Alzheimer's disease, but the relationship betwe...

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Main Authors: Carolyn A. Rankin, Qian Sun, T. Chris Gamblin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-09-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Subjects:
Tau
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996108001058