Developmental regulation of amyloid precursor protein at the neuromuscular junction in mouse skeletal muscle

M Akaaboune, B Allinquant, H Farza, K Roy… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2000 - Elsevier
Amyloid precursor protein (APP), associated with Alzheimer's disease plaques, is known to
be present in synapses of the brain and in the adult neuromuscular junction (NMJ). In the …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of the amyloid precursor protein family in the peripheral nervous system

JH Caldwell, M Klevanski, M Saar, UC Müller - Mechanisms of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Compelling evidence from in vivo model systems within the past decade shows that the APP
family of proteins is important for synaptic development and function in the central and …

Presynaptic and postsynaptic interaction of the amyloid precursor protein promotes peripheral and central synaptogenesis

Z Wang, B Wang, L Yang, Q Guo… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
A critical role of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) in Alzheimer's disease (AD)
pathogenesis has been well established. However, the physiological function of APP …

Defective neuromuscular synapses in mice lacking amyloid precursor protein (APP) and APP-Like protein 2

P Wang, G Yang, DR Mosier, P Chang… - Journal of …, 2005 - Soc Neuroscience
Biochemical and genetic studies place the amyloid precursor protein (APP) at the center
stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. Although mutations in the APP gene lead …

The Drosophila β-amyloid precursor protein homolog promotes synapse differentiation at the neuromuscular junction

L Torroja, M Packard, M Gorczyca, K White… - Journal of …, 1999 - Soc Neuroscience
Although abnormal processing of β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) has been implicated in
the pathogenic cascade leading to Alzheimer's disease, the normal function of this protein is …

Strong immunoreactivity of β-amyloid precursor protein, including the β-amyloid protein sequence, at human neuromuscular junctions

V Askanas, WK Engel, RB Alvarez - Neuroscience letters, 1992 - Elsevier
At the postsynaptic domain of the human neuromuscular junction (NMJ), we have
demonstrated strong concentrations of the N-terminus 45–62, C-terminus 676–695 and β …

Neurotrophic regulation of mouse muscle β‐amyloid protein precursor and α1‐antichymotrypsin as revealed by axotomy

M Akaaboune, J Ma, BW Festoff… - Journal of …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
Kunitz‐inhibitor containing forms of the β‐amyloid precursor protein (βAPP), known also as
protease nexin II (PNII), and α1‐antichymotrypsin (α1‐ACT), a serpin, are important …

The amyloid precursor protein is developmentally regulated and correlated with synaptogenesis

KL Moya, LI Benowitz, GE Schneider, B Allinquant - Developmental biology, 1994 - Elsevier
Metabolism of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) may contribute to the molecular changes
observed in Alzheimer's disease, but the function of the protein in the non-pathologic …

Expression of β-amyloid precursor protein gene is developmentally regulated in human muscle fibers in vivo and in vitro

E Sarkozi, V Askanas, SA Johnson, J McFerrin… - Experimental …, 1994 - Elsevier
Regenerating muscle fibers in 25 human muscle biopsies, obtained from patients with a
variety of neuromuscular diseases, manifested increased mRNA for the β-amyloid precursor …

Role of phosphorylation of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein during neuronal differentiation

K Ando, M Oishi, S Takeda, K Iijima… - Journal of …, 1999 - Soc Neuroscience
Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein (APP), the precursor of β-amyloid (Aβ), is an integral
membrane protein with a receptor-like structure. We recently demonstrated that the mature …