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Amyloid-beta E22Delta variant induces synaptic alteration in mouse hippocampal slices.
Neuroreport - 16 Apr 2008
Takuma Hiroshi, Teraoka Rie, Mori Hiroshi, Tomiyama Takami
Abstract excerpt
We recently identified a novel amyloid precursor protein mutation (E693Delta) in familial Alzheimer's-type dementia. This mutation produces amyloid-beta (Abeta) variant lacking glutamate-22 (E22Delta), which showed enhanced oligomerization but no fibrillization. Here, we examined in-vitro toxicity of Abeta E22Delta peptide. Wild-type Abeta1-42 showed a dose-dependent (1 nM to 1 microM) cytotoxicity to cultured...
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