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Alzheimer-Related Protein Suppresses Gliomas.

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In low-grade gliomas, mutant forms of IDH1/2 trigger expression of tau, a protein typically associated with neurodegenerative disease that also inhibits EGFR signaling to impede tumor progression. The new findings… Click to show full abstract

In low-grade gliomas, mutant forms of IDH1/2 trigger expression of tau, a protein typically associated with neurodegenerative disease that also inhibits EGFR signaling to impede tumor progression. The new findings provide a scientific rationale for pharmacologically mimicking the function of tau with microtubule-stabilizing drugs for the treatment of brain tumors.

Keywords: protein; protein suppresses; alzheimer related; suppresses gliomas; related protein

Journal Title: Cancer discovery
Year Published: 2020

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