Polyubiquitin may stabilize tau filament structures in neurodegenerative diesases

Original: Polyubiquitin may stabilize tau filament structures in neurodegenerative diseases

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In neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, progressive neuronal damage is associated with the accumulation of abnormal tau filaments in the brain. The core of these filaments forms a highly ordered structure, while molecules such as ubiquitin are attached to tau around the core as post-translational modifications. However, the role these peripheral modifications play in…

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