Expression of MAPK8IP1 (mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 interacting protein 1), a key regulatory protein that opposes MAPK8-mediated activation of downstream transcription factors and colocalizes with amyloid deposits in the neurofibrillary tangles of Alzheimer's disease patients (33), is significantly diminished in Def-Ts. The gene discussed is MAPK8; the disease is Alzheimer disease.