Tau Oligomers
Abstract
The accumulation of tau filaments in neurons is a pathological hallmark of various neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. However, it is not the filamentous aggregates themselves, but non-filamentous tau species, tau oligomer, that is thought to be the culprit in tau-mediated neurodegeneration. The definition of and methodology for isolating tau oligomers vary among researchers. Here we describe how tau oligomers are identified, summarize the differences of tau oligomers among research groups, and discuss their hypothesized functions.
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Neurons can extracellularly release TauO, which serve as seeds that promote spreading and propagation of tau pathology in a prion-like fashion and induce cognitive deficits.
“Neurons can extracellularly release TauO, which serve as “seeds” that promote spreading and propagation of tau pathology in a prion‐like fashion and induce cognitive deficits. 11 , 12 , 13”
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- Authors
- Maeda, S., & Takashima, A.
- Affiliations
- Keio University (JP)
- Gakushuin University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Maeda, Sumihiro
- Venue
- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Published
- 2019
- Volume
- 1184
- Pages
- 373-380
- ISSN
- 0065-2598 (ISSN-L)
- 2214-8019
- OpenAlex
- W4242313143
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 7.67
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Advances in experimental medicine and biology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (18H05414)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Keywords
- tau oligomers, tau protein, tau filaments, Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration
- MeSH terms
- Alzheimer Disease, Humans, Neurons, tau Proteins, Neurodegenerative Diseases
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