Amyloid precursor protein (APP) and copper homeostasis in the human neuroblastoma cell line SH-SY5Y

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterised by cerebellar accumulation and aggregation of amyloid beta (Aβ), a cleavage product of the transmembrane amyloid precursor protein (APP). APP contains a range of functional domains in its large extracellular portion, among which are two copper-binding motifs...

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Main Author: Klein, Juliane
Published: University of Newcastle upon Tyne 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.548026