Enzyme that Snips Apart Tau Proteins? Let Us Hope

BBC NEWS

"The team of scientists found that an enzyme called puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase, or PSA, was snipping apart tau proteins in human brain tissue.

They also discovered, looking at fruit flies, that higher levels of PSA protected against brain cell death - neurodegeneration, while lower levels speeded up the brain's demise.
The researchers concluded that PSA may play a 'pivotal' protective role. The team of scientists found that an enzyme called puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase, or PSA, was snipping apart tau proteins in human brain tissue.

They also discovered, looking at fruit flies, that higher levels of PSA protected against brain cell death - neurodegeneration, while lower levels speeded up the brain's demise.
The researchers concluded that PSA may play a 'pivotal' protective role."