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SUBMITTER: Voelzmann A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4977155 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Voelzmann Andre A Okenve-Ramos Pilar P Qu Yue Y Chojnowska-Monga Monika M Del Caño-Espinel Manuela M Prokop Andreas A Sanchez-Soriano Natalia N
eLife 20160808
The mechanisms regulating synapse numbers during development and ageing are essential for normal brain function and closely linked to brain disorders including dementias. Using Drosophila, we demonstrate roles of the microtubule-associated protein Tau in regulating synapse numbers, thus unravelling an important cellular requirement of normal Tau. In this context, we find that Tau displays a strong functional overlap with microtubule-binding spectraplakins, establishing new links between two diff ...[more]