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- Title
Amyloid-β and tau--a toxic pas de deux in Alzheimer's disease.
- Authors
Ittner, Lars M; Götz, Jürgen
- Abstract
Amyloid-β and tau are the two hallmark proteins in Alzheimer's disease. Although both amyloid-β and tau have been extensively studied individually with regard to their separate modes of toxicity, more recently new light has been shed on their possible interactions and synergistic effects in Alzheimer's disease. Here, we review novel findings that have shifted our understanding of the role of tau in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease towards being a crucial partner of amyloid-β. As we gain a deeper understanding of the different cellular functions of tau, the focus shifts from the axon, where tau has a principal role as a microtubule-associated protein, to the dendrite, where it mediates amyloid-β toxicity.
- Publication
Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 2011, Vol 12, Issue 2, p65
- ISSN
1471-0048
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrn2967