ADAMs family members as amyloid precursor protein α‐secretases

TMJ Allinson, ET Parkin, AJ Turner… - Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
In the non‐amyloidogenic pathway, the Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein (APP) is
cleaved within the amyloid‐β domain by α‐secretase precluding deposition of intact amyloid …

A portrait of Alzheimer secretases--new features and familiar faces

WP Esler, MS Wolfe - Science, 2001 - science.org
The amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) is a principal component of the cerebral plaques found in the
brains of patients with Alzeheimer's disease (AD). This insoluble 40–to 42–amino acid …

Mutagenesis identifies new signals for β-amyloid precursor protein endocytosis, turnover, and the generation of secreted fragments, including Aβ42

RG Perez, S Soriano, JD Hayes, B Ostaszewski… - Journal of Biological …, 1999 - ASBMB
It has long been assumed that the C-terminal motif, NPXY, is the internalization signal for β-
amyloid precursor protein (APP) and that the NPXY tyrosine (Tyr 743 by APP751 numbering …

Neuroprotection and neurorescue against Aβ toxicity and PKC‐dependent release of non‐amyloidogenic soluble precursor protein by green tea polyphenol (‐) …

Y Levites, T Amit, S Mandel… - The FASEB Journal, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Green tea extract and its main polyphenol constituent (‐)‐epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate
(EGCG) possess potent neuroprotective activity in cell culture and mice model of Parkinson's …

Sorting through the cell biology of Alzheimer's disease: intracellular pathways to pathogenesis

SA Small, S Gandy - Neuron, 2006 - cell.com
During the first 100 years of Alzheimer's disease research, this devastating and intractable
disorder has been characterized at the clinical, histological, and molecular levels …

Potential late-onset Alzheimer's disease-associated mutations in the ADAM10 gene attenuate α-secretase activity

M Kim, J Suh, D Romano, MH Truong… - Human molecular …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
ADAM10, a member of a disintegrin and metalloprotease family, is an α-secretase capable
of anti-amyloidogenic proteolysis of the amyloid precursor protein. Here, we present …

Characterization of Sorting Signals in the β-Amyloid Precursor Protein Cytoplasmic Domain (∗)

A Lai, SS Sisodia, IS Trowbridge - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1995 - ASBMB
The β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) is proteolytically processed to generate β-amyloid
protein, the principal protein component of neuropathological lesions characteristic of …

A1 Adenosine Receptors Accumulate in Neurodegenerative Structures in Alzheimer's Disease and Mediate Both Amyloid Precursor Protein Processing and Tau …

E Angulo, V Casadó, J Mallol, EI Canela… - Brain …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Immunostaining of adenosine receptors in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex from
necropsies of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients shows that there is a change in the pattern …

Trafficking of cell-surface amyloid β-protein precursor: I. Secretion, endocytosis and recycling as detected by labeled monoclonal antibody

EH Koo, SL Squazzo, DJ Selkoe… - Journal of cell …, 1996 - journals.biologists.com
Amyloid βprotein, the principal constituent of amyloid fibrils found in senile plaques and
blood vessels in Alzheimer's disease, is constitutively produced and released into medium …

Phenserine regulates translation of β-amyloid precursor protein mRNA by a putative interleukin-1 responsive element, a target for drug development

KTY Shaw, T Utsuki, J Rogers, QS Yu… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
The reduction in levels of the potentially toxic amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) has emerged as one of
the most important therapeutic goals in Alzheimer's disease. Key targets for this goal are …