Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) mediates neuronal Abeta42 uptake and lysosomal trafficking.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the presence of early intraneuronal deposits of amyloid-beta 42 (Abeta42) that precede extracellular amyloid deposition in vulnerable brain regions. It has been hypothesized that endosomal/lysosomal dysfunction might be associated with the pathologic...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo A Fuentealba, Qiang Liu, Juan Zhang, Takahisa Kanekiyo, Xiaoyan Hu, Jin-Moo Lee, Mary Jo LaDu, Guojun Bu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2912373?pdf=render