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Decreased catalytic activity of the insulin-degrading enzyme in chromosome 10-linked Alzheimer disease families.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 16 Mar 2007
Kim Minji, Hersh Louis B, Leissring Malcolm A, Ingelsson Martin, Matsui Toshifumi, Farris Wesley, Lu Alice, Hyman Bradley T, Selkoe Dennis J, Bertram Lars, Tanzi Rudolph E
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is a zinc metalloprotease that degrades the amyloid beta-peptide, the key component of Alzheimer disease (AD)-associated senile plaques. We have previously reported evidence for genetic linkage and association of AD on chromosome 10q23-24 in the region harboring the IDE gene. Here we have presented the first functional assessment of IDE in AD families showing the strongest evidence...
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