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What determines the selectivity and efficiency of intercellular transmission pathways for different misfolded proteins?
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neurodegeneration
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While the abstract establishes that intercellular transmission occurs for various proteins (tau, α-synuclein, TDP-43), the mechanisms governing transmission selectivity and efficiency remain poorly understood. This gap impedes development of transmission-blocking therapeutics.
Gap type: unexplained_observation
Source paper: Protein transmission in neurodegenerative disease. (2020, Nat Rev Neurol, PMID:32203399)