Arginine π-stacking drives binding to fibrils of the Alzheimer protein Tau
oleh: Luca Ferrari, Riccardo Stucchi, Katerina Konstantoulea, Gerarda van de Kamp, Renate Kos, Willie J. C. Geerts, Laura S. van Bezouwen, Friedrich G. Förster, Maarten Altelaar, Casper C. Hoogenraad, Stefan G. D. Rüdiger
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Tau fibril formation is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Here the authors reveal an aggregation-dependent protein interaction pattern of Tau and further show that π-stacking of the arginine side-chains drives aberrant protein binding to Tau fibrils.