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Presenilin-dependent receptor processing is required for axon guidance.
Cell - 7 Jan 2011
Bai Ge, Chivatakarn Onanong, Bonanomi Dario, Lettieri Karen, Franco Laura, Xia Caihong, Stein Elke, Ma Le, Lewcock Joseph W, Pfaff Samuel L
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The Alzheimer's disease-linked gene presenilin is required for intramembrane proteolysis of amyloid-β precursor protein, contributing to the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration that is characterized by loss of neuronal connections, but the role of Presenilin in establishing neuronal connections is less clear. Through a forward genetic screen in mice for recessive genes affecting motor neurons, we identified the...
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