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Opposite changes in APP processing and human Aβ levels in rats carrying either a protective or a pathogenic APP mutation.
eLife - 5 Feb 2020
Tambini Marc D, Norris Kelly A, D'Adamio Luciano
Abstract excerpt
Cleavage of APP by BACE1/β-secretase initiates the amyloidogenic cascade leading to Amyloid-β (Aβ) production. α-Secretase initiates the non-amyloidogenic pathway preventing Aβ production. Several APP mutations cause familial Alzheimer's disease (AD), while the Icelandic APP mutation near the BACE1-cleavage site protects from sporadic dementia, emphasizing APP's role in dementia pathogenesis. To study APP...
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