Proteostasis of tau. Tau overexpression results in its secretion via membrane vesicles - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2012 Jan 2;586(1):47-54.

doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.11.022. Epub 2011 Nov 28.

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Proteostasis of tau. Tau overexpression results in its secretion via membrane vesicles

Diana Simón et al. FEBS Lett. 2012.

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Increasing amounts of tau protein were expressed in non-neuronal cells. When intracellular amounts reached a threshold level, tau protein was released to the extracellular culture medium in association with membrane vesicles. Hence, we propose that tau might be secreted through membrane vesicles as a cellular mechanism to eliminate the excess of tau protein, thereby avoiding its toxicity.

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