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Translational repression of the disintegrin and metalloprotease ADAM10 by a stable G-quadruplex secondary structure in its 5'-untranslated region.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 30 Dec 2011
Lammich Sven, Kamp Frits, Wagner Judith, Nuscher Brigitte, Zilow Sonja, Ludwig Ann-Katrin, Willem Michael, Haass Christian
Abstract excerpt
Anti-amyloidogenic processing of the amyloid precursor protein APP by α-secretase prevents formation of the amyloid-β peptide, which accumulates in senile plaques of Alzheimer disease patients. α-Secretase belongs to the family of a disintegrin and metalloproteases (ADAMs), and ADAM10 is the prim...
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