Amyloidogenic processing of the Alzheimer β-amyloid precursor protein depends on lipid rafts

Formation of senile plaques containing the β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) derived from the amyloid precursor protein (APP) is an invariant feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). APP is cleaved either by β-secretase or by α-secretase to initiate amyloidogenic (release of Aβ) or nonamyloidogenic processing...

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Main Authors: Ehehalt, Robert, Keller, Patrick, Haass, Christian, Thiele, Christoph, Simons, Kai
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2003
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2172747/