Summary: Dampening retromer activity slows down the trafficking of tau in neurodegenerative disorders, a new study reports.
Source: EPFL
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease are associated with atypical proteins that form tangles in the brain, killing neurons. Neurobiologists at EPFL have now identified some key mechanisms underlying the formation of these tangles.
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