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Amyloid beta precursor protein and prion protein have a conserved interaction affecting cell adhesion and CNS development.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Kaiser Darcy M, Acharya Moulinath, Leighton Patricia L A, Wang Hao, Daude Nathalie, Wohlgemuth Serene, Shi Beipei, Allison W Ted
Abstract excerpt
Genetic and biochemical mechanisms linking onset or progression of Alzheimer Disease and prion diseases have been lacking and/or controversial, and their etiologies are often considered independent. Here we document a novel, conserved and specific genetic interaction between the proteins that underlie these diseases, amyloid-β precursor protein and prion protein, APP and PRP, respectively. Knockdown of APP and/or...
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