Retromer deficiency in Tauopathy models enhances the truncation and toxicity of Tau

Tau and the Retromer complex are both linked to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Using Drosophila neurodegeneration models, this study finds that low retromer activity induces a specific increase of a highly toxic truncated form of human Tau.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jamshid Asadzadeh, Evelyne Ruchti, Wei Jiao, Greta Limoni, Catherine MacLachlan, Scott A. Small, Graham Knott, Ismael Santa-Maria, Brian D. McCabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32683-5