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. 2021 Nov 26;53(11):1674–1682. doi: 10.1038/s12276-021-00709-5

Fig. 3. O-GlcNAcylation and its neuroprotective role in neurons.

Fig. 3

Key etiological proteins of neurodegenerative diseases, such as tau, α-synuclein, HTT, and neurofilament, can be directly O-GlcNAcylated, and proteins, including amyloid-beta and TDP-43, are indirectly affected by O-GlcNAcylation. In neurodegenerative diseases, altered O-GlcNAcylation is detected, and this abnormal O-GlcNAc status and subsequent excessive phosphorylation can cause pathological protein aggregation, resulting in cellular toxicity in neurons.