Abnormal bundling and accumulation of F-actin mediates tau-induced neuronal degeneration in vivo

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-148

  Fulga, Tudor A ^a   Elson Schwab, Ilan ^a   Khurana, Vikram ^a   Steinhilb, Michelle L ^a   Spires, Tara L ^b   Hyman, Bradley T ^b   Feany, Mel B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; F ACTIN; TAU PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DNA MODIFICATION; DROSOPHILA; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CODE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TAUOPATHY; WILD TYPE;

ACTINS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; PHENOTYPE; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 33947286683     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncb1528     Document Type: Article

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