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Sawako Shimizu

Tokyo Metropolitan University

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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MARK4 enhances stress granule formation and increases tau accumulation

Sho Nakajima, Kenta Watanabe, Grigorii Sultanakhmetov, Aoi Fukuchi, Keiya Ito, Sawako Shimizu, Taro Saito, Akiko Asada, Kanae Ando

This study shows MARK4 enhances stress granule formation and promotes tau accumulation through interactions with TIA1.

bioRxiv · Apr 30, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology

MARK4 with an Alzheimer's disease-related mutation promotes tau hyperphosphorylation directly and indirectly and exacerbates neurodegeneration

Toshiya Oba, Taro Saito, Akiko Asada, Sawako Shimizu, Koichi Iijima, Kanae Ando

This study shows that a MARK4 mutation linked to Alzheimer's disease increases tau phosphorylation and neurodegeneration through both direct and indirect mechanisms.

bioRxiv · May 20, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience