Selective localization of amyloid precursor-like protein 1 in the cerebral cortex postsynaptic density

TW Kim, K Wu, JL Xu, G McAuliffe, RE Tanzi… - Molecular brain …, 1995 - Elsevier
Senile plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), contain amyloid β-peptide (Aβ),
which is generated from the larger amyloid β protein precursor (APP). In addition to APP …

Deletion of the amyloid precursor-like protein 2 (APLP2) does not affect hippocampal neuron morphology or function

B Midthune, SH Tyan, JJ Walsh, F Sarsoza… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2012 - Elsevier
Amyloid precursor protein (APP), the parent molecule to amyloid β peptide, is part of a
larger gene family with two mammalian homologues, amyloid precursor-like protein 1 …

Amyloid precursor proteins are constituents of the presynaptic active zone

M Laßek, J Weingarten, U Einsfelder… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The amyloid precursor protein (APP) and its mammalian homologs, APLP 1, APLP 2, have
been allocated to an organellar pool residing in the Golgi apparatus and in endosomal …

Reduced synaptic vesicle density and active zone size in mice lacking amyloid precursor protein (APP) and APP-like protein 2

G Yang, YD Gong, K Gong, WL Jiang, E Kwon… - Neuroscience …, 2005 - Elsevier
Although abnormal processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) leads to early onset of
Alzheimer's disease, the normal function of this protein is poorly understood. APP is widely …

Analysis of amyloid precursor protein function in Drosophila melanogaster

B Poeck, R Strauss, D Kretzschmar - Experimental brain research, 2012 - Springer
Amyloid precursor proteins (APPs) are evolutionary conserved from nematodes to man
(Jacobsen and Iverfeldt in Cell Mol Life Sci 66: 2299–2318, 2009) suggesting an important …

[HTML][HTML] Immunohistochemical and in situ analysis of amyloid precursor-like protein-1 and amyloid precursor-like protein-2 expression in Alzheimer disease and aged …

MJ McNamara, CT Ruff, W Wasco, RE Tanzi… - Brain research, 1998 - Elsevier
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a ubiquitously expressed membrane spanning
glycoprotein which is endoproteolytically processed to Aβ, a 39–43 amino acid peptide that …

Functions of the APP gene family in the nervous system: insights from mouse models

D Aydin, SW Weyer, UC Müller - Experimental brain research, 2012 - Springer
The amyloid precursor protein (APP) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's
disease (AD), as proteolytical cleavage of APP gives rise to the β-amyloid peptide which is …

Amyloid precursor-like protein 1 accumulates in neuritic plaques in Alzheimer's disease

TA Bayer, K Paliga, S Weggen, OD Wiestler… - Acta …, 1997 - Springer
The Alzheimer's disease (AD) β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) and the amyloid precursor-
like protein 1 (APLP1) and 2 (APLP2) are members of a superfamily of proteins that appear …

Mice with combined gene knock-outs reveal essential and partially redundant functions of amyloid precursor protein family members

S Heber, J Herms, V Gajic, J Hainfellner… - Journal of …, 2000 - Soc Neuroscience
The amyloid precursor protein (APP) involved in Alzheimer's disease is a member of a larger
gene family including amyloid precursor-like proteins APLP1 and APLP2. We generated and …

APPL, the Drosophila member of the APP-family, exhibits differential trafficking and processing in CNS neurons

L Torroja, L Luo, K White - Journal of Neuroscience, 1996 - Soc Neuroscience
The Drosophila Appl gene encodes a transmembrane protein that is expressed exclusively
in neurons. Amino acid comparisons show that APPL protein is a member of the amyloid …