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Should microtubule-stabilizing drugs be reconsidered as therapeutic targets for tauopathies given tau's destabilizing role?
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The abstract challenges the rationale for using microtubule-stabilizing drugs in tau diseases, since tau appears to destabilize rather than stabilize microtubules. This paradigm shift has immediate implications for therapeutic development but requires validation.
Gap type: open_question
Source paper: Tau: It's Not What You Think. (2019, Trends Cell Biol, PMID:30929793)