Formation, release, and internalization of stable tau oligomers in cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1163-1174

  Wegmann, Susanne ^a,b   Nicholls, Samantha ^a,b   Takeda, Shuko ^a,b   Fan, Zhanyun ^a,b   Hyman, Bradley T ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

dimerization; Gaussia luciferase assay; oligomers; tau protein

Indexed keywords

DIMER; OLIGOMER; TAU PROTEIN; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; EMBRYO; INTERNALIZATION; MOUSE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECRETION; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; HEK293 CELL LINE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; SECRETION (PROCESS); TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 85000783258     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13866     Document Type: Article

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