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Intracellular trafficking of TREM2 is regulated by presenilin 1.
Experimental & molecular medicine - 1 Dec 2017
Zhao Yingjun, Li Xiaoguang, Huang Timothy, Jiang Lu-Lin, Tan Zhenqiu, Zhang Muxian, Cheng Irene Han-Juo, Wang Xin, Bu Guojun, Zhang Yun-Wu, Wang Qi, Xu Huaxi
Abstract excerpt
Genetic mutations in triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) have been linked to a variety of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia and Parkinson's disease. In the brain, TREM2 is highly expressed on the cell surface of microglia, where it can transduce signals to regulate microglial functions such as phagocytosis. To...
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