Communications Biology (May 2022)

Pathogenic tau recruits wild-type tau into brain inclusions and induces gut degeneration in transgenic SPAM mice

  • Yuxing Xia,
  • Stefan Prokop,
  • Brach M. Bell,
  • Kimberly-Marie M. Gorion,
  • Cara L. Croft,
  • Lith Nasif,
  • Guilian Xu,
  • Cara J. Riffe,
  • Alyssa N. Manaois,
  • Kevin H. Strang,
  • Stephan S. Quintin,
  • Giavanna Paterno,
  • Malú Gámez Tansey,
  • David R. Borchelt,
  • Todd E. Golde,
  • Benoit I. Giasson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03373-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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A mouse model with a predictable pathogenic tau protein progression is presented, enabling further investigation into tau pathology in neurodegenerative diseases.