Altered tau protein cannot bind to its usual targets within axons, and so it ____.
A) stops spreading into the cell body and dendrites
B) stops spreading into the cell body only
C) starts spreading into the cell body only
D) starts spreading into the cell body and dendrites

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Altered tau protein cannot bind to its usual targets within axons, which leads to it spreading into the cell body and dendrites. This can lead to the development of tau aggregates, which are a hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.

Altered Tau Protein Cannot Bind to Its Usual Targets Within