The Neuronal Microtubule‐Associated Protein Tau Is a Substrate for Caspase‐3 and an Effector of Apoptosis
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- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurochemistry
- Vol. 75 (2) , 624-633
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0750624.x
Abstract
We have identified a class of tau fragments inducing apoptosis in different cellular contexts, including a human teratocarcinoma‐derived cell line (NT2 cells) representing committed human neuronal pr...Keywords
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