Cell BiologyeLifePeer-reviewed
Disruption of sphingolipid metabolism promotes tau seeding through endolysosomal membrane rigidification and rupture
Jessica Tittelmeier, Carl Alexander Sandhof, Nicole Martin…·Carmen I. Nussbaum-Krammer
This study shows that disrupting sphingolipid metabolism reduces endolysosomal membrane fluidity, leading to rupture and tau aggregation, which can be mitigated by unsaturated fatty acids.
DOI 10.7554/elife.106865.3