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The Biological and Pathological Function of the Presenilin-1 ΔExon 9 Mutation Is Independent of Its Defect to Undergo Proteolytic Processing
1 Mar 1999
Abstract excerpt
The two homologous presenilins are key factors for the generation of amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta), since Alzheimer's disease (AD)-associated mutations enhance the production of the pathologically relevant 42-amino acid Abeta (Abeta42), and a gene knockout of presenilin-1 (PS1) significantly inhibits total Abeta production. Presenilins undergo proteolytic processing within the domain encoded by exon 9, a process...
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