Not just amyloid: physiological functions of the amyloid precursor protein family

UC Müller, T Deller, M Korte - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) gives rise to the amyloid-β peptide and thus has a key role
in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease. By contrast, the physiological functions of APP …

Physiology and pharmacology of amyloid precursor protein

Y Cho, HG Bae, E Okun, TV Arumugam… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is an evolutionarily conserved transmembrane protein and
a well-characterized precursor protein of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides, which accumulate in …

Role of calcium modulation in the pathophysiology and treatment of Alzheimer's disease

D Baracaldo-Santamaría, SS Avendaño-Lopez… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease and the most frequent
cause of progressive dementia in senior adults. It is characterized by memory loss and …

From rabbit antibody repertoires to rabbit monoclonal antibodies

J Weber, H Peng, C Rader - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2017 - nature.com
In this review, we explain why and how rabbit monoclonal antibodies have become
outstanding reagents for laboratory research and increasingly for diagnostic and therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] The role of membrane trafficking in the processing of amyloid precursor protein and production of amyloid peptides in Alzheimer's disease

JZA Tan, PA Gleeson - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive accumulation of misfolded
proteins, which form senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, and the release of …

MicroRNA-153 physiologically inhibits expression of amyloid-β precursor protein in cultured human fetal brain cells and is dysregulated in a subset of Alzheimer …

JM Long, B Ray, DK Lahiri - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012 - ASBMB
Regulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) precursor protein (APP) expression is complex. MicroRNAs
(miRNAs) are expected to participate in the molecular network that controls this process. The …

Copper signaling in the mammalian nervous system: synaptic effects

ED Gaier, BA Eipper, RE Mains - Journal of neuroscience …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Copper is an essential metal present at high levels in the CNS. Its role as a cofactor in
mitochondrial ATP production and in essential cuproenzymes is well defined. Menkes and …

Iron accumulates in Huntington's disease neurons: protection by deferoxamine

J Chen, E Marks, B Lai, Z Zhang, JA Duce, LQ Lam… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by a
polyglutamine-encoding CAG expansion in the huntingtin gene. Iron accumulates in the …

Seizures in Alzheimer's disease

HA Born - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) increases the risk for late-onset seizures and neuronal network
abnormalities. An elevated co-occurrence of AD and seizures has been established in the …

Metal ions as modulators of protein conformation and misfolding in neurodegeneration

SS Leal, HM Botelho, CM Gomes - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Protein misfolding and conformational changes are a cornerstone of neurodegenerative
diseases involving formation and deposition of toxic protein oligomers. Although mutations …