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Francesca-Fang Liao

Francesca-Fang Liao

Professor of Pharmacology, Addiction Science and Toxicology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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"OTULIN deficiency causes tau mRNA to vanish, along with massive changes in how the cell processes RNA." — Dr. Francesca-Fang Liao

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OTULIN discovery reveals master switch for tau production

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Co-investigator on OTULIN study

For three decades, billions of dollars, and hundreds of failed trials later, researchers pursued the wrong target. The University of New Mexico team found that OTULIN—an enzyme regulating inflammation—controls tau production, and disabling it in neurons eliminated tau while keeping cells healthy.

Updated May 22