gamma-Secretase dependent production of intracellular domains is reduced in adult compared to embryonic rat brain membranes.

BACKGROUND: gamma-Secretase is an intramembrane aspartyl protease whose cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) generates the amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) and the APP intracellular domain. Abeta is widely believed to have a causative role in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis, and therefo...

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Main Authors: Jenny Frånberg, Helena Karlström, Bengt Winblad, Lars O Tjernberg, Susanne Frykman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2841641?pdf=render