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Late endocytic dysfunction as a putative cause of amyloid fibril formation in Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Jun 2009
Yuyama Kohei, Yanagisawa Katsuhiko
Abstract excerpt
The assembly of amyloid beta-protein to amyloid fibrils is a critical event in Alzheimer's disease. Evidence exists that endocytic pathway abnormalities, including the enlargement of early endosomes, precede the extraneuronal amyloid fibril deposition in the brain. We determined whether endocytic dysfunction potently promotes the assembly of amyloid beta-protein on the surface of cultured cells. Blocking the...
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