The functional neurophysiology of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing pathway

AD Randall, J Witton, C Booth, A Hynes-Allen… - …, 2010 - Elsevier
Amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides derived from proteolytic cleavage of amyloid precursor protein
(APP) are thought to be a pivotal toxic species in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease …

Amyloid precursor protein processing and Alzheimer's disease

RJ O'brien, PC Wong - Annual review of neuroscience, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia worldwide, is characterized by the
accumulation of the β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) within the brain along with hyperphosphorylated …

Neurotoxic traffic: uncovering the mechanics of amyloid production in Alzheimer's disease

JT Huse, RW Doms - Traffic, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is thought by many to result from the accumulation of the
neurotoxic amyloid‐β (Aβ) peptide in brain parenchyma. The process by which Aβ is …

Proteolytic processing of Alzheimer's β‐amyloid precursor protein

H Zhang, Q Ma, Y Zhang, H Xu - Journal of Neurochemistry …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
J. Neurochem.(2012) 120 (Suppl. 1), 9–21. Abstract β‐Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a
critical factor in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). APP undergoes post …

What's hAPPening at synapses? The role of amyloid β-protein precursor and β-amyloid in neurological disorders

CJ Westmark - Molecular psychiatry, 2013 - nature.com
Accumulating evidence suggests that dysregulated levels of amyloid β-protein precursor
(APP) and its catabolites contribute to the impaired synaptic plasticity and seizure incidence …

Physiology and pharmacology of amyloid precursor protein

Y Cho, HG Bae, E Okun, TV Arumugam… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is an evolutionarily conserved transmembrane protein and
a well-characterized precursor protein of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides, which accumulate in …

Role of neurotransmission in the regulation of amyloid β-protein precursor processing

RM Nitsch, JH Growdon - Biochemical pharmacology, 1994 - Elsevier
Because of the central place of amyloid in the histopathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD*),
current research seeks to determine the proteolytic mechanisms involved in the processing …

Trafficking and proteolytic processing of amyloid precursor protein and secretases in Alzheimer's disease development: an up-to-date review

M Yuksel, O Tacal - European journal of pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is predicted to affect 1 in 85 persons worldwide by
2050, results in progressive loss of neuronal functions, leading to impairments in memory …

Contribution of the endosomal-lysosomal and proteasomal systems in amyloid-β precursor protein derived fragments processing

C Evrard, P Kienlen-Campard, M Coevoet… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Aβ peptides, the major components of Alzheimer's disease (AD) amyloid deposits, are
released following sequential cleavages by secretases of its precursor named the amyloid …

The multifaceted nature of amyloid precursor protein and its proteolytic fragments: friends and foes

HS Nhan, K Chiang, EH Koo - Acta neuropathologica, 2015 - Springer
The amyloid precursor protein (APP) has occupied a central position in Alzheimer's disease
(AD) pathophysiology, in large part due to the seminal role of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ), a …