Assays for the Screening and Characterization of Tau Aggregation Inhibitors

Methods Mol Biol. 2024:2754:93-104. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3629-9_5.

Abstract

Aggregation of tau protein is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative tauopathies. Inhibition of tau aggregation may provide a method for treatment of these disorders. Methods to identify tau aggregation inhibitors (TAIs) in vitro are useful and here we describe assays for TAIs using purified recombinant tau protein fragments in a cell-free immunoassay format and in a stably transfected cell model to create a more physiological environment.

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; ELISA; Immunoassay; Tau aggregation inhibitor; Tau protein.

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease* / drug therapy
  • Alzheimer Disease* / metabolism
  • Biological Assay
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay
  • Tauopathies* / drug therapy
  • Tauopathies* / metabolism
  • tau Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • tau Proteins