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ReviewAntibody therapeutics2021

High-specificity antibodies and detection methods for quantifying phosphorylated tau from clinical samples.

Monika Arbaciauskaite, Yu Lei, Yong Ku Cho

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Review in Antibody therapeutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Performance of novel tau antibodies across multiple modalities for Alzheimer's disease assessment.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  6. Yeast biopanning against site-specific phosphorylations in tau.Protein engineering, design & selection : PEDS · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Monika ArbaciauskaiteDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Yu LeiDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Yong Ku ChoDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5621-521X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to measure total and phosphorylated tau levels in clinical samples is transforming the detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases. In particular, recent reports indicate that accurate detection of low levels of phosphorylated tau (p-tau) in plasma provides a reliable biomarker of AD long before sensing memory loss. Therefore, the diagnosis and monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases progression using blood samples is becoming a reality. These major advances were achieved by using antibodies specific to p-tau as well as sophisticated high-sensitivity immunoassay platforms. This review focuses on these enabling advances in high-specificity antibody development, engineering, and novel signal detection methods. We will draw insights from structural studies on p-tau antibodies, engineering efforts to improve their binding properties, and efforts to validate their specificity. A comprehensive survey of high-sensitivity p-tau immunoassay platforms along with sensitivity limits will be provided. We conclude that although robust approaches for detecting certain p-tau species have been established, systematic efforts to validate antibodies for assay development is still needed for the recognition of biomarkers for AD and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseantibody specificityantibody validationneurodegenerationphosphorylated tau

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PMID33928234
PMCPMC7944500

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