A small TAT-TrkB peptide prevents BDNF receptor cleavage and restores synaptic physiology in Alzheimer's disease.
Fonseca-Gomes J, Costa-Coelho T, Ferreira-Manso M, Inteiro-Oliveira S, Vaz SH, Alemãn-Serrano N, Atalaia-Barbacena H, Ribeiro-Rodrigues L, Ramalho RM, Pinto R, Vicente Miranda H, Tanqueiro SR, de Almeida-Borlido C, Ramalho MJ, Miranda-Lourenço C, Belo RF, Ferreira CB, Neves V, Rombo DM, Viais R, Umemori J, Martins IC, Jerónimo-Santos A, Caetano A, Manso N, Mäkinen P, Marttinen M, Takalo M, Bremang M, Pike I, Haapasalo A, Loureiro JA, Pereira MC, Santos NC, Outeiro TF, Castanho MARB, Fernandes A, Hiltunen M, Duarte CB, Castrén E, de Mendonça A, Sebastião AM, Rodrigues TM, Diógenes MJ.
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Mol Ther. 2024 Oct 2;32(10):3372-3401. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.08.022. Epub 2024 Aug 27.
Mol Ther. 2024.
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To explore the therapeutic potential of this disease mechanism, we designed small TAT-fused peptides and screened their ability to prevent TrkB-FL receptor cleavage. Among these, a TAT-TrkB peptide with a lysine-lysine linker prevented TrkB-FL cleavage both in vitro …
To explore the therapeutic potential of this disease mechanism, we designed small TAT-fused peptides and screened their ability to pr …