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Contribution of Kunitz protease inhibitor and transmembrane domains to amyloid precursor protein homodimerization.
Neuro-degenerative diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Ben Khalifa N, Tyteca D, Courtoy P J, Renauld J C, Constantinescu S N, Octave J N, Kienlen-Campard P
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BACKGROUND: The two major isoforms of the human amyloid precursor protein (APP) are APP695 and APP751. They differ by the insertion of a Kunitz-type protease inhibitor (KPI) sequence in the extracellular domain of APP751. APP-KPI isoforms are increased in Alzheimer's disease brains, and they could be associated with disease progression. Recent studies have shown that APP processing to Aβ is regulated by...
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