Degradation of tau by lysosomal enzyme cathepsin D: Implication for Alzheimer neurofibrillary degeneration

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2026-2038

  Kenessey, Agnes ^a   Nacharaju, Parimala ^a   Ko, Li Wen ^a   Yen, Shu Hui ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cathepsin D; Degradation sites; Tau

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN D; LYSOSOME ENZYME; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TAU PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0030774852     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69052026.x     Document Type: Article

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