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BRI2 inhibits amyloid beta-peptide precursor protein processing by interfering with the docking of secretases to the substrate.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 27 Aug 2008
Matsuda Shuji, Giliberto Luca, Matsuda Yukiko, McGowan Eileen M, D'Adamio Luciano
Abstract excerpt
Genetic alterations of amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) production caused by mutations in the Abeta precursor protein (APP) cause familial Alzheimer's disease (AD). Mutations in BRI2, a gene of undefined function, are linked to familial British and Danish dementias, which are pathologically and clinically similar to Alzheimer's disease. We report that BRI2 is a physiological suppressor of Abeta production. BRI2...
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