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AAV2-mediated GRP78 transfer alleviates retinal neuronal injury by downregulating ER stress and Tau oligomer formation

Ha, Y., Liu, W., Liu, H., Zhu, S., Xia, F., Gerson, J. E., Azhar, N. A., Tilton, R. G., Motamedi, M., Kayed, R. & Zhang, W., Sep 2018, In: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 59, 11, p. 4670-4682 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

Accelerated neurodegeneration through chaperone-mediated oligomerization of tau

Blair, L. J., Nordhues, B. A., Hill, S. E., Scaglione, K. M., O'Leary, J. C., Fontaine, S. N., Breydo, L., Zhang, B., Li, P., Wang, L., Cotman, C., Paulson, H. L., Muschol, M., Uversky, V. N., Klengel, T., Binder, E. B., Kayed, R., Golde, T. E., Berchtold, N. & Dickey, C. A., Oct 1 2013, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123, 10, p. 4158-4169 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

128 Scopus citations

Amyloid oligomer interactions and polymorphisms: disease-relevant distinct assembly of α-synuclein and tau

Sengupta, U. & Kayed, R., Jan 1 2019, In: Neuropsychopharmacology. 44, 1, p. 222-223 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Amyloid-β annular protofibrils evade fibrillar fate in Alzheimer disease brain

Lasagna-Reeves, C. A., Glabe, C. G. & Kayed, R., Jun 24 2011, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286, 25, p. 22122-22130 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

100 Scopus citations

A native interactor scaffolds and stabilizes toxic Ataxin-1 oligomers in SCA1

Lasagna-Reeves, C. A., Rousseaux, M. W. C., Guerrero-Munoz, M. J., Park, J., Jafar-Nejad, P., Richman, R., Lu, N., Sengupta, U., Litvinchuk, A., Orr, H. T., Kayed, R. & Zoghbi, H. Y., May 19 2015, In: eLife. 4, MAY, p. 1-46 46 p., e07558.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

16 Scopus citations

Antibody against Small Aggregated Peptide Specifically Recognizes Toxic Aβ-42 Oligomers in Alzheimer's Disease

Bodani, R. U., Sengupta, U., Castillo-Carranza, D. L., Guerrero-Muñoz, M. J., Gerson, J. E., Rudra, J. & Kayed, R., Dec 16 2015, In: ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 6, 12, p. 1981-1989 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

13 Scopus citations

ApoE4-driven accumulation of intraneuronal oligomerized Aß42 following activation of the amyloid cascade in vivo is mediated by a gain of function

Zepa, L., Frenkel, M., Belinson, H., Kariv-Inbal, Z., Kayed, R., Masliah, E. & Michaelson, D. M., 2011, In: International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 792070.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

21 Scopus citations

Astrocytes contain amyloid-β annular protofibrils in Alzheimer's disease brains

Lasagna-Reeves, C. A. & Kayed, R., Oct 3 2011, In: FEBS Letters. 585, 19, p. 3052-3057 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

28 Scopus citations

Ataxin-1 oligomers induce local spread of pathology and decreasing them by passive immunization slows spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 phenotypes

Lasagna-Reeves, C. A., Rousseaux, M. W. C., Guerrero-Munoz, M. J., Vilanova-Velez, L., Park, J., See, L., Jafar-Nejad, P., Richman, R., Orr, H. T., Kayed, R. & Zoghbi, H. Y., Dec 17 2015, In: eLife. 4, DECEMBER2015, e10891.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

9 Scopus citations

Azure C Targets and Modulates Toxic Tau Oligomers

Lo Cascio, F. & Kayed, R., Jun 20 2018, In: ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 9, 6, p. 1317-1326 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

17 Scopus citations

Binding and neurotoxicity mitigation of toxic tau oligomers by synthetic heparin like oligosaccharides

Wang, P., Lo Cascio, F., Gao, J., Kayed, R. & Huang, X., 2018, In: Chemical Communications. 54, 72, p. 10120-10123 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

Cerebral microvascular accumulation of tau oligomers in Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies

Castillo-Carranza, D. L., Nilson, A. N., Van Skike, C. E., Jahrling, J. B., Patel, K., Garach, P., Gerson, J. E., Sengupta, U., Abisambra, J., Nelson, P., Troncoso, J., Ungvari, Z., Galvan, V. & Kayed, R., 2017, In: Aging and Disease. 8, 3, p. 257-266 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

31 Scopus citations

Corrigendum: Pre-amyloid oligomers budding:a metastatic mechanism of proteotoxicity

Bernini, F., Malferrari, D., Pignataro, M., Bortolotti, C. A., Di Rocco, G., Lancellotti, L., Brigatti, M. F., Kayed, R., Borsari, M., Del Monte, F. & Castellini, E., Jan 19 2017, In: Scientific reports. 7, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

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Critical Role of the CXCL10/C-X-C Chemokine Receptor 3 Axis in Promoting Leukocyte Recruitment and Neuronal Injury during Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Induced by Optic Nerve Crush

Ha, Y., Liu, H., Zhu, S., Yi, P., Liu, W., Nathanson, J., Kayed, R., Loucas, B., Sun, J., Frishman, L. J., Motamedi, M. & Zhang, W., Feb 1 2017, In: American Journal of Pathology. 187, 2, p. 352-365 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

17 Scopus citations

Design of metastable β-sheet oligomers from natively unstructured peptide

Guerrero-Muñoz, M. J., Castillo-Carranza, D. L., Sengupta, U., White, M. A. & Kayed, R., Dec 18 2013, In: ACS chemical neuroscience. 4, 12, p. 1520-1523 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

9 Scopus citations

Dual role of p53 amyloid formation in cancer; loss of function and gain of toxicity

Lasagna-Reeves, C. A., Clos, A. L., Castillo-Carranza, D., Sengupta, U., Guerrero-Muñoz, M., Kelly, B., Wagner, R. & Kayed, R., Jan 18 2013, In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 430, 3, p. 963-968 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

48 Scopus citations

Elevated phospholipase D isoform 1 in Alzheimer's disease patients’ hippocampus: Relevance to synaptic dysfunction and memory deficits

Krishnan, B., Kayed, R. & Taglialatela, G., 2018, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions. 4, p. 89-102 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

Evaluating Passive Immunotherapy using Aged Transgenic Animals of Tauopathy

Al Lahham, R., Bittar, A., Montalbano, M., Carretero Murillo, M., McAllen, S., Bhatt, N., Ellsworth, A. & Kayed, R., Apr 2018, (Unpublished).

Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

Evaluating Tau Oligomers Passive Immunotherapy using Aged Transgenic Animals of Tauopathy

Al Lahham, R., Bittar, A., Carretero Murillo, M., McAllen, S., Bhatt, N., Ellsworth, A. & Kayed, R., Dec 2017, (Unpublished).

Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

Evaluating Tau Oligomers Passive Immunotherapy using Aged Transgenic Animals of Tauopathy

Al Lahham, R., Bittar, A., Montalbano, M., Carretero Murillo, M., McAllen, S., Bhatt, N., Ellsworth, A. & Kayed, R., Jul 2018, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 14, 7, p. 1657

Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review

Formation and propagation of tau oligomeric seeds

Gerson, J. E. & Kayed, R., Sep 11 2013, In: Frontiers in Neurology. 4 JUL, Article 93.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

66 Scopus citations

Formation of immunoglobulin light chain amyloid oligomers in primary cutaneous nodular amyloidosis

Clos, A. L., Lasagna-Reeves, C. A., Castillo-Carranza, D. L., Sengupta, U., Jackson, G. R., Kelly, B., Beachkofsky, T. M. & Kayed, R., Dec 1 2011, In: British Journal of Dermatology. 165, 6, p. 1349-1354 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

Formation of Toxic Oligomeric Assemblies of RNA-binding Protein: Musashi in Alzheimer's disease

Sengupta, U., Montalbano, M., McAllen, S., Minuesa, G., Kharas, M. & Kayed, R., Oct 26 2018, In: Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 6, 1, p. 113 1 p.

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8 Scopus citations

Immunotherapy Targeting Tau Oligomeric Strains in Aged Transgenic Animals of Tauopathy

Al Lahham, R., Bittar, A., Carretero Murillo, M., McAllen, S., Bhatt, N., Ellsworth, A. & Kayed, R., Oct 2018, p. S64.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

iPSC-Derived Human Microglia-like Cells to Study Neurological Diseases

Abud, E. M., Ramirez, R. N., Martinez, E. S., Healy, L. M., Nguyen, C. H. H., Newman, S. A., Yeromin, A. V., Scarfone, V. M., Marsh, S. E., Fimbres, C., Caraway, C. A., Fote, G. M., Madany, A. M., Agrawal, A., Kayed, R., Gylys, K. H., Cahalan, M. D., Cummings, B. J., Antel, J. P., Mortazavi, A. & 3 others, Carson, M. J., Poon, W. W. & Blurton-Jones, M., Apr 19 2017, In: Neuron. 94, 2, p. 278-293.e9

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

248 Scopus citations

Molecular mechanisms of amyloid oligomers toxicity

Kayed, R. & Lasagna-Reeves, C. A., 2013, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 33, SUPPL. 1, p. S67-S78

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

210 Scopus citations

Molecular mechanisms of amyloid oligomers toxicity

Kayed, R. & Lasagna-Reeves, C. A., Feb 15 2013, Alzheimer's Disease: Advances for a New Century. IOS Press, p. 67-78 12 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2 Scopus citations

Near Infrared Light Treatment Reduces Synaptic Levels of Toxic Tau Oligomers in Two Transgenic Mouse Models of Human Tauopathies

Comerota, M. M., Tumurbaatar, B., Krishnan, B., Kayed, R. & Taglialatela, G., May 1 2019, In: Molecular Neurobiology. 56, 5, p. 3341-3355 15 p.

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5 Scopus citations

NLRP3 inflammasome activation drives tau pathology

Ising, C., Venegas, C., Zhang, S., Scheiblich, H., Schmidt, S. V., Vieira-Saecker, A., Schwartz, S., Albasset, S., McManus, R. M., Tejera, D., Griep, A., Santarelli, F., Brosseron, F., Opitz, S., Stunden, J., Merten, M., Kayed, R., Golenbock, D. T., Blum, D., Latz, E. & 2 others, Buée, L. & Heneka, M. T., Nov 28 2019, In: Nature. 575, 7784, p. 669-673 5 p.

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109 Scopus citations

Oligomeric tau-targeted immunotherapy in Tg4510 mice

Schroeder, S., Joly-Amado, A., Soliman, A., Sengupta, U., Kayed, R., Gordon, M. N. & Morgan, D., Jun 27 2017, In: Alzheimer's Research and Therapy. 9, 1, 46.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

7 Scopus citations

Pathological Interface between Oligomeric Alpha-Synuclein and Tau in Synucleinopathies

Sengupta, U., Guerrero-Muñoz, M. J., Castillo-Carranza, D. L., Lasagna-Reeves, C. A., Gerson, J. E., Paulucci-Holthauzen, A. A., Krishnamurthy, S., Farhed, M., Jackson, G. R. & Kayed, R., Nov 15 2015, In: Biological Psychiatry. 78, 10, p. 672-683 12 p.

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86 Scopus citations

Prefibrillar Tau oligomers alter the nucleic acid protective function of Tau in hippocampal neurons in vivo

Violet, M., Chauderlier, A., Delattre, L., Tardivel, M., Chouala, M. S., Sultan, A., Marciniak, E., Humez, S., Binder, L., Kayed, R., Lefebvre, B., Bonnefoy, E., Buée, L. & Galas, M. C., Oct 1 2015, In: Neurobiology of Disease. 82, p. 540-551 12 p.

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34 Scopus citations

Preparation and characterization of tau oligomer strains

Sengupta, U., Carretero-Murillo, M. & Kayed, R., Jan 1 2018, Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press Inc., p. 113-146 34 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 1779).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

6 Scopus citations

Prospects for strain-specific immunotherapy in Alzheimer's disease and tauopathies

Bittar, A., Sengupta, U. & Kayed, R., Dec 1 2018, In: npj Vaccines. 3, 1, 9.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

24 Scopus citations

Rapid accumulation of endogenous Tau oligomers in a rat model of traumatic brain injury: Possible link between traumatic brain injury and sporadic tauopathies

Hawkins, B. E., Krishnamurthy, S., Castillo-Carranza, D. L., Sengupta, U., Prough, D. S., Jackson, G. R., DeWitt, D. S. & Kayed, R., Jun 7 2013, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288, 23, p. 17042-17050 9 p.

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90 Scopus citations

Role of oligomers in the amyloidogenesis of primary cutaneous amyloidosis

Clos, A. L., Lasagna-Reeves, C. A., Kelly, B., Wagner, R., Wilkerson, M., Jackson, G. R. & Kayed, R., Nov 1 2011, In: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 65, 5, p. 1023-1031 9 p.

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10 Scopus citations

Selective lowering of synapsins induced by oligomeric α-synuclein exacerbates memory deficits

Larson, M. E., Greimel, S. J., Amar, F., LaCroix, M., Boyle, G., Sherman, M. A., Schley, H., Miel, C., Schneider, J. A., Kayed, R., Benfenati, F., Lee, M. K., Bennett, D. A. & Lesné, S. E., Jun 6 2017, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 114, 23, p. E4648-E4657

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24 Scopus citations

Small misfolded tau species are internalized via bulk endocytosis and anterogradely and retrogradely transported in neurons

Wu, J. W., Herman, M., Liu, L., Simoes, S., Acker, C. M., Figueroa, H., Steinberg, J. I., Margittai, M., Kayed, R., Zurzolo, C., Di Paolo, G. & Duff, K. E., Jan 18 2013, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288, 3, p. 1856-1870 15 p.

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273 Scopus citations

Soluble tau aggregates, not large fibrils, are the toxic species that display seeding and cross-seeding behavior

Ghag, G., Bhatt, N., Cantu, D. V., Guerrero-Munoz, M. J., Ellsworth, A., Sengupta, U. & Kayed, R., Nov 2018, In: Protein Science. 27, 11, p. 1901-1909 9 p.

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21 Scopus citations

Tau aggregates as immunotherapeutic targets

Castillo-Carranza, D. L., Lasagna-Reeves, C. A. & Kayed, R., Jan 1 2013, In: Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar. 5 S, 2, p. 426-438 13 p.

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30 Scopus citations

82 Scopus citations

Tau Interacts with the C-Terminal Region of α-Synuclein, Promoting Formation of Toxic Aggregates with Distinct Molecular Conformations

Dasari, A. K. R., Kayed, R., Wi, S. & Lim, K. H., Jun 25 2019, In: Biochemistry. 58, 25, p. 2814-2821 8 p.

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6 Scopus citations

Tau oligomers as pathogenic seeds: Preparation and propagation in vitro and in vivo

Gerson, J. E., Sengupta, U. & Kayed, R., 2017, Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press Inc., Vol. 1523. p. 141-157 17 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 1523).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

15 Scopus citations

Tau oligomers as potential targets for immunotherapy for alzheimer's disease and tauopathies

Lasagna-Reeves, C. A., Castillo-Carranza, D. L., Jackson, G. R. & Kayed, R., Sep 1 2011, In: Current Alzheimer Research. 8, 6, p. 659-665 7 p.

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57 Scopus citations

Tau oligomers associate with inflammation in the brain and retina of tauopathy mice and in neurodegenerative diseases

Nilson, A. N., English, K. C., Gerson, J. E., Barton Whittle, T., Nicolas Crain, C., Xue, J., Sengupta, U., Castillo-Carranza, D. L., Zhang, W., Gupta, P. & Kayed, R., 2017, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 55, 3, p. 1083-1099 17 p.

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45 Scopus citations

Tau oligomers impair memory and induce synaptic and mitochondrial dysfunction in wild-type mice

Lasagna-Reeves, C. A., Castillo-Carranza, D. L., Sengupta, U., Clos, A. L., Jackson, G. R. & Kayed, R., 2011, In: Molecular Neurodegeneration. 6, 1, 39.

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270 Scopus citations

Tau Oligomers in Sera of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Aged Controls

Kolarova, M., Sengupta, U., Bartos, A., Ricny, J. & Kayed, R., 2017, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 58, 2, p. 471-478 8 p.

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11 Scopus citations

Tau oligomers mediate aggregation of RNA-binding proteins Musashi1 and Musashi2 inducing Lamin alteration

Montalbano, M., McAllen, S., Sengupta, U., Puangmalai, N., Bhatt, N., Ellsworth, A. & Kayed, R., Dec 1 2019, In: Aging cell. 18, 6, e13035.

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7 Scopus citations

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