Precision Proteoform Design for 4R Tau Isoform Selective Templated Aggregation
Andrew P. Longhini, Austin DuBose, Samuel Lobo, Vishnu Vijayan, Yeran Bai, Erica Keane Rivera, Julia Sala‐Jarque, Arina A. Nikitina, Daniel Carneiro Carrettiero, Matthew Unger, Olivia Sclafani, Valerie Fu, Emily R. Beckett, Michael P. Vigers, Luc Buée, , Kenneth S. Kosik
The paper designs a 19-residue peptide that selectively induces aggregation of 4R tau over 3R tau, revealing structural and amino acid determinants of tauopathy propagation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Apr 3, 2024Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology