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Calcium Signaling and Mitochondrial Function in Presenilin 2 Knock-Out Mice: Looking for Any Loss-of-Function Phenotype Related to Alzheimer's Disease.
Cells - 21 Jan 2021
Rossi Alice, Galla Luisa, Gomiero Chiara, Zentilin Lorena, Giacca Mauro, Giorgio Valentina, Calì Tito, Pozzan Tullio, Greotti Elisa, Pizzo Paola
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder in which learning, memory and cognitive functions decline progressively. Familial forms of AD (FAD) are caused by mutations in amyloid precursor protein (APP), presenilin 1 (PSEN1) and presenilin 2 (PSEN2) genes. Presenilin 1 (PS1) and its homologue, presenilin 2 (PS2), represent, alternatively, the catalytic core of the...
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