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Perturbed endoplasmic reticulum function, synaptic apoptosis and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.
Biochemical Society symposium - 1 Jan 2001
Mattson M P, Gary D S, Chan S L, Duan W
Abstract excerpt
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) appears to be a focal point for alterations that result in neuronal dysfunction and death in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aberrant proteolytic processing and/or trafficking of the beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP) in ER may promote neuronal degeneration by increasing the levels of the neurotoxic forms of beta-amyloid (A beta) and by decreasing the levels of the neuroprotective secreted...
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