C terminus of presenilin is required for overproduction of amyloidogenic Abeta42 through stabilization and endoproteolysis of presenilin.

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Mutations in presenilin (PS) genes cause early onset familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) by increasing production of the amyloidogenic form of amyloid beta peptides ending at residue 42 (Abeta42). To identify a PS subdomain responsible for overproduction of Abeta42, we analyzed neuro2a cell lines expressing modified forms of PS2 that harbor an N141I FAD mutation. Deletion or addition of amino acids at the C...

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