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The University of Queensland
This is an interesting paper that supports our findings in mouse models and cell lines that soluble tau is toxic, as evidenced by the trapping of the kinesin adapter protein JIP1 in the soma under conditions where tau levels (irrespective of a pathogenic mutation) are elevated.
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