A receptor that lets dementia-associated tau proteins into neurons

Katrin Deinhardt ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 580, issue 7803, 326-327

Abstract: In many neurodegenerative disorders, the spread of protein aggregates underlies disease progression in the brain. A receptor molecule has now been found that mediates the neuronal uptake of one such harmful protein.

Keywords: Neurodegeneration; Alzheimer's disease; Cell biology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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