NDUFA12L mitochondrial complex-I assembly factor: Implications for tauopathies

Publication date: Available online 18 June 2015 Source:Applied & Translational Genomics Author(s): Mohamed Salama , Wael M.Y. Mohamed There is a strong correlation between taupathies and the development and progression of neurodegenerative disorders. Abnormal tau becomes hyperphosphorylated and dissociated from microtubules with the aggregation of intracellular tau aggregates within the patient's brain. The current review is divided into two broad sections. In the first section we discuss the molecular biology and the clinicopathologic features of taupathies. While in the second section we discuss the relationship between Mitochondrial Complex-I and taupathies. Polymorphism in NDUFA12L may be a crucial factor for development of neurodegenerative taupathis. Thus NDUFA12L screening may be an early biomarker for identifying risk groups for such disorders.
Source: Applied and Translational Genomics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research