The C-Terminus of Tau Protein Plays an Important Role in Its Stability and Toxicity

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 251-259

  Geng, Junhua ^a   Xia, Lu ^a   Li, Wanjie ^a   Dou, Fei ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Protein degradation; Proteolysis; Tauopathies

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; TAU PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DROSOPHILA; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DROSOPHILA; HUMANS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEOLYSIS; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 84939880222     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: 15591166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-014-0314-7     Document Type: Article

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