Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Phospho-tau is a protein that aggregates and forms tangles in a neuron which disrupts neuron function.
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Phospho-tau is a protein that aggregates and forms tangles in a neuron which disrupts neuron function.
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What is the phosphorylation of tau do? It allows it to pop off the microtubules so you have a rapid collapse of the structure.