FKBP52-TAU INTERACTION AS A NOVEL THERAPEUTICAL TARGET FOR TREATING THE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS INVOLVING TAU DYSFUNCTION

摘要

The invention relates generally to neuro-protection and repair in neurological disorders involving Tau dysfunction (including Alzheimer's disease). The invention describes AND INCLUDES a direct interaction between proteins FKBP52 and Tau. More particularly, the invention relates to a method for screening a drug for the prevention and treatment of neurological disorders involving Tau dysfunction comprising the following steps: a) determining the ability of a candidate compound, to modulate the interaction between a Tau polypeptide and a FKBP52 polypeptide and b) selecting positively the candidate compound that modulates said interaction. The present invention finally relates to diagnostic, prognostic, and monitoring assays of neurological disorders involving Tau dysfunction.