Abstract
Neurodegeneration Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease dementia is associated with neurofibrillary tangles composed of aggregated tau protein. Darwich et al. describe an additional form of autosomal-dominant dementia with neurofibrillary tangles linked to a hypomorph mutation in valosin-containing protein (VCP). VCP was found to disaggregate pathologic tau, and the hypomorph mutation increased tau accumulation in cells and mice. These findings highlight the role of protein turnover in maintaining neuronal health and suggest that VCP may provide a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease. Science , this issue p. [eaay8826][1] [1]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.aay8826
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