Arc is Involved in Transmission of Tau Between Neurons in Alzheimer's Disease

The more severe later stages of Alzheimer's disease are characterized by altered forms of tau protein aggregating inside neurons to cause dysfunction, inflammation, and cell death. Researchers here show that tau can spread between neurons via extracellular vesicles, and identify the protein arc as necessary to this process. Once a mechanism involved in the spread...

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