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ArticleBiochemistry2020

Aggregation Kinetics and Filament Structure of a Tau Fragment Are Influenced by the Sulfation Pattern of the Cofactor Heparin.

David Townsend, Nigel J Fullwood, Edwin A Yates, David A Middleton

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Article in Biochemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

David TownsendDepartment of Chemistry, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YB, U.K.
Nigel J FullwoodDivision of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YG, U.K.
Edwin A YatesDepartment of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB, U.K.ORCID 0000-0001-9365-5433
David A MiddletonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YB, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-3227-7632
Lancaster University · GBUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/K015958/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A pathological signature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the formation of neurofibrillary tangles comprising filamentous aggregates of the microtubule associated protein tau. Tau self-assembly is accelerated by polyanions including heparin, an analogue of heparan sulfate. Tau filaments colocalize with heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) in vivo, and HSPGs may also assist the transcellular propagation of tau aggregates. Here, we investigate the role of the sulfate moieties of heparin in the aggregation of a recombinant tau fragment Δtau187, comprising residues 255-441 of the C-terminal microtubule-binding domain. The effects that the selective removal of the

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BenzothiazolesHeparan SulfateHeparinHumansKineticsMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNeurofibrillary TanglesProtein Conformationtau ProteinsBenzothiazolesHeparan SulfateHeparintau Proteinsthioflavin T

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PMID32954725
PMCPMC7584336
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