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ADAM10 missense mutations potentiate β-amyloid accumulation by impairing prodomain chaperone function.
Neuron - 16 Oct 2013
Suh Jaehong, Choi Se Hoon, Romano Donna M, Gannon Moira A, Lesinski Andrea N, Kim Doo Yeon, Tanzi Rudolph E
Abstract excerpt
The generation of Aβ, the main component of senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD), is precluded by α-secretase cleavage within the Aβ domain of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). We identified two rare mutations (Q170H and R181G) in the prodomain of the metalloprotease, ADAM10, that cosegregate with late-onset AD (LOAD). Here, we addressed the pathogenicity of these mutations in transgenic mice expressing...
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