TWiN 75: Arc, tau, and Alzheimer's

Épisode de This Week in Neuroscience par Vincent Racaniello · 29 septembre 2026 · 1 h 09 min

Jason Shepherd joins TWiN to discuss the work in his laboratory showing that Arc protein plays a role in intercellular transmission of tau protein, which becomes hyperphosphorylated and misfolded, a major histopathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Tim Cheung

Guest: Melissa Cooper

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Arc and Tau intercellular transmission (Cell)

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