Search Results - "Lee, Virginia M.Y"
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Distinct α-Synuclein Strains Differentially Promote Tau Inclusions in Neurons
Published in Cell (03-07-2013)“…Many neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by the accumulation of insoluble protein aggregates, including neurofibrillary tangles comprised of tau…”
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α-Synuclein Immunotherapy Blocks Uptake and Templated Propagation of Misfolded α-Synuclein and Neurodegeneration
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (26-06-2014)“…Accumulation of misfolded alpha-synuclein (α-syn) into Lewy bodies (LBs) and Lewy neurites (LNs) is a major hallmark of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and dementia…”
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TDP-43 functions and pathogenic mechanisms implicated in TDP-43 proteinopathies
Published in Trends in molecular medicine (01-11-2011)“…Given the critical role for TDP-43 in diverse neurodegenerative diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration…”
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Intracerebral injection of preformed synthetic tau fibrils initiates widespread tauopathy and neuronal loss in the brains of tau transgenic mice
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-01-2015)“…Abstract Neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated fibrillized tau are found in numerous tauopathies including Alzheimer's disease. Increasing…”
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Vascular disease and dementias: Paradigm shifts to drive research in new directions
Published in Alzheimer's & dementia (01-01-2013)“…Abstract Vascular disease was once considered the principal cause of aging-related dementia. More recently, however, research emphasis has shifted to studies…”
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Solid-state NMR structure of a pathogenic fibril of full-length human α-synuclein
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-05-2016)“…α-synuclein amyloid fibrils are associated with Parkinson's disease. SSNMR analyses now reveal the atomic structure of a pathogenic human α-synuclein fibril,…”
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Unique pathological tau conformers from Alzheimer's brains transmit tau pathology in nontransgenic mice
Published in The Journal of experimental medicine (14-11-2016)“…Filamentous tau aggregates are hallmark lesions in numerous neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Cell culture and animal studies…”
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Pathological Tau Strains from Human Brains Recapitulate the Diversity of Tauopathies in Nontransgenic Mouse Brain
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (22-11-2017)“…Pathological tau aggregates occur in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative tauopathies. It is not clearly understood why tauopathies vary…”
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High-Contrast In Vivo Imaging of Tau Pathologies in Alzheimer’s and Non-Alzheimer’s Disease Tauopathies
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (06-01-2021)“…A panel of radiochemicals has enabled in vivo positron emission tomography (PET) of tau pathologies in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), although sensitive detection…”
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Humanization of the entire murine Mapt gene provides a murine model of pathological human tau propagation
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (23-08-2019)“…In cortical regions of brains from individuals with preclinical or clinical Alzheimer's disease (AD), extracellular β-amyloid (Aβ) deposition precedes the…”
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TFEB enhances astroglial uptake of extracellular tau species and reduces tau spreading
Published in The Journal of experimental medicine (03-09-2018)“…The progression of tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease follows a stereotyped pattern, and recent evidence suggests a role of synaptic connections in this…”
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Human tau pathology transmits glial tau aggregates in the absence of neuronal tau
Published in The Journal of experimental medicine (03-02-2020)“…Tauopathies are characterized by abnormal accumulation of tau protein in neurons and glia. In Alzheimer's disease (AD), tau aggregates in neurons, while in…”
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Modulating TRADD to restore cellular homeostasis and inhibit apoptosis
Published in Nature (London) (05-11-2020)“…Cell death in human diseases is often a consequence of disrupted cellular homeostasis. If cell death is prevented without restoring cellular homeostasis, it…”
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High copy wildtype human 1N4R tau expression promotes early pathological tauopathy accompanied by cognitive deficits without progressive neurofibrillary degeneration
Published in Acta neuropathologica communications (04-06-2015)“…Accumulation of insoluble conformationally altered hyperphosphorylated tau occurs as part of the pathogenic process in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other…”
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A “Clickable” Photoconvertible Small Fluorescent Molecule as a Minimalist Probe for Tracking Individual Biomolecule Complexes
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (06-02-2019)“…Photoconvertible fluorophores can enable the visualization and tracking of a specific biomolecules, complexes, and cellular compartments with precise…”
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The microtubule-associated tau protein has intrinsic acetyltransferase activity
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-06-2013)“…Tau is a microbutule-associated protein that can form pathological aggregates in neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. Tau can undergo…”
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Characterization of tau binding by gosuranemab
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-12-2020)“…Deposition of tau aggregates in the brain is a pathological hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases, termed tauopathies, such as Alzheimer's disease…”
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Cognitive decline and reduced survival in C9orf72 expansion frontotemporal degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-02-2013)“…Background Significant heterogeneity in clinical features of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases with the…”
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Evaluating the role of the FUS/TLS-related gene EWSR1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-07-2012)“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting motor neurons. Mutations in related RNA-binding proteins TDP-43, FUS/TLS and…”
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Characterization of novel conformation-selective α-synuclein antibodies as potential immunotherapeutic agents for Parkinson's disease
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-03-2020)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are progressive neurodegenerative diseases for which there is no disease-modifying treatment. PD…”
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