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ABCG1 and ABCG4 Suppress γ-Secretase Activity and Amyloid β Production.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Sano Osamu, Tsujita Maki, Shimizu Yuji, Kato Reiko, Kobayashi Aya, Kioka Noriyuki, Remaley Alan T, Michikawa Makoto, Ueda Kazumitsu, Matsuo Michinori
Abstract excerpt
ATP-binding cassette G1 (ABCG1) and ABCG4, expressed in neurons and glia in the central nervous system, mediate cholesterol efflux to lipid acceptors. The relationship between cholesterol level in the central nervous system and Alzheimer's disease has been reported. In this study, we examined the effects of ABCG1 and ABCG4 on amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing, the product of which, amyloid β (Aβ), is...
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