Healthy tau protein compacts microtubules (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Healthy tau protein compacts microtubules

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Fluorescence microscopy of self-assembled tau protein envelopes (green) on a microtubule (blue). New research shows that tau envelopes compact the microtubule, changing how areas of microtubule interact with other proteins.

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UC Davis College of Biological Sciences

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