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Tau-based therapies in neurodegeneration: opportunities and challenges

Li, Chuanzhou, Götz, Jürgen·2017·Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

Abstract

Aggregates of the microtubule-associated protein tau are a defining feature of several neurodegenerative diseases that are collectively known as tauopathies, and constitute one of the hallmark lesions of Alzheimer disease (AD). Given the lack of efficacy to date of amyloid-β-targeted therapies for AD, interest is growing in tau as a potential alternative target. Several drug candidates, which are now in clinical trials, aim to reduce tau levels or to prevent the aggregation or pathological post-translation modifications of this protein. In this Review, we discuss preclinical and clinical studies in light of an increased understanding of the physiological and pathological roles of tau, advances in animal models of tauopathy, the identification of novel targets and the availability of novel tracers to track tau.

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  • Under pathological conditions, hyperphosphorylation destabilizes tau interaction with microtubules and enhances tau accumulation in the cytoplasm, leading to microtubule instability and transport dysfunction.

    “However, under pathological conditions, various highly increased post-translational modifications, such as hyperphosphorylation, destabilize the interaction of tau with microtubules [33] and enhance the capacity of tau to accumulate in the cytoplasm [34], leading to microtubule instability and transport dysfunction.”

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Authors
Li, C., & Götz, J.
Affiliations
The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author
Götz, Jürgen
Venue
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
Published
2017-10-06
Volume
16
Issue
12
Pages
863-883
ISSN
  • 1474-1776 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1784
OpenAlex
W2762378928
Cited by
272
References
229
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 25 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 34 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 41 · 2018: 39 · 2017: 1
FWCI
3.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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 protein, tauopathy, Alzheimer's disease, tau aggregation, tau-targeted therapy, neurodegeneration
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Drug Design, tau Proteins, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Tauopathies, Molecular Targeted Therapy

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