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Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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Tau protein is incorporated into microglia by LRP1 cell surface receptor and then binds to PQBP1 to activate cGAS-STING pathway and expression of pro-inflammatory genes. Meanwhile, Tau binding to TREM2 activates other signal pathway.

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Department of Neuropathology, TMDU

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