Identification of key amino acids responsible for the distinct aggregation properties of microtubule-associated protein 2 and tau

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 19-26

  Xie, Ce ^a,b   Soeda, Yoshiyuki ^c   Shinzaki, Yuki ^b   In, Yasuko ^d   Tomoo, Koji ^d   Ihara, Yasuo ^b   Miyasaka, Tomohiro ^b  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^d OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

aggregation; inclusion; MAP2; microtubule associated protein 2; tau; tauopathies

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; TAU PROTEIN; MAP2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MAPT PROTEIN, HUMAN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL INCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; TAUOPATHY; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACIDS; HUMANS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; NEURONS; TAU PROTEINS; TAUOPATHIES;

EID: 84942502608     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13228     Document Type: Article

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