The AAA+ chaperone VCP disaggregates Tau fibrils and generates aggregate seeds
I. Saha, P. Yuste-Checa, M. da Silva Padilha, Q. Guo, R. Körner, H. Holthusen, V. A. Trinkaus, I. Dudanova, R. Fernandez-Busnadiego, W. Baumeister, D. W. Sanders, S. Gautam, M. I. Diamond, F.-U. Hartl, M. S. Hipp
This study shows that the AAA+ chaperone VCP disaggregates Tau fibrils and generates seeding-active Tau as a byproduct, suggesting a role in aggregate removal and spreading in tauopathies.
bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2022Cell Biology