| Literature DB >> 20691893 |
Christian Haass1, Eckhard Mandelkow.
Abstract
The axonal protein tau and amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) are key players in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, and tau mediates Abeta toxicity, but it is not clear how. Ittner et al. (2010) now report an unexpected physiological function for tau in neuronal dendrites that may explain how tau mediates Abeta toxicity. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Entities:
Year: 2010 PMID: 20691893 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.07.032
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582