Water structure at tau hotspot influences dementia-related protein clumping

This research sheds light on how the shape of water molecules at a critical tau protein hotspot contributes to the misfolding and aggregation of tau, a process linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia. The findings address a previously unclear mechanism by which misfolded tau induces healthy tau proteins to misfold and clump, advancing understanding of tauopathies.

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