Tau aggregation is associated with Alzheimer's disease and dozens of related dementias. Now atomic structures of the aggregation-prone segment VQIINK in repeat 2 of tau have been reported. Inhibitors designed using these structures block seeding by full-length tau better than inhibitors that target the VQIVYK aggregation segment in repeat 3.
- P. M. Seidler
- D. R. Boyer
- D. S. Eisenberg