Tubulin steers brain proteins away from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s clumps

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Tubulin steers brain proteins away from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s clumps
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Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine report that tubulin can prevent Tau and alpha-synuclein from forming toxic aggregates in brain cells by redirecting these proteins toward healthy microtubule functions, offering a potential therapeutic strategy that boosts tubulin levels rather than halting droplet formation to preserve normal neuronal activity.

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