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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Role of Tau Protein in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Development of Its Targeted Drugs: A Literature Review.

Jiakai Yang, Weijia Zhi, Lifeng Wang

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jiakai YangGraduate Collaborative Training Base of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
Weijia ZhiBeijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing 100850, China.
Lifeng WangGraduate Collaborative Training Base of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 62171457
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tau protein is a microtubule-associated protein that is widely distributed in the central nervous system and maintains and regulates neuronal morphology and function. Tau protein aggregates abnormally and forms neurofibrillary tangles in neurodegenerative diseases, disrupting the structure and function of neurons and leading to neuronal death, which triggers the initiation and progression of neurological disorders. The aggregation of tau protein in neurodegenerative diseases is associated with post-translational modifications, which may affect the hydrophilicity, spatial conformation, and stability of tau protein, promoting tau protein aggregation and the formation of neurofibrillary tangles. Therefore, studying the role of tau protein in neurodegenerative diseases and the mechanism of aberrant aggregation is important for understanding the mechanism of neurodegenerative diseases and finding therapeutic approaches. This review describes the possible mechanisms by which tau protein promotes neurodegenerative diseases, the post-translational modifications of tau protein and associated influencing factors, and the current status of drug discovery and development related to tau protein, which may contribute to the development of new therapeutic approaches to alleviate or treat neurodegenerative diseases.

Indexed as

Neurodegenerative DiseasesProtein Processing, Post-Translationaltau ProteinsAnimalsDrug DevelopmentHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyNeurofibrillary TanglesProtein Aggregation, Pathologicaltau Proteinsneurodegenerative diseasesphosphorylationpost-translational modificationtau proteintherapeutic drugs

Identifiers

PMID38930877
PMCPMC11206543

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