Clusterin in Alzheimer's disease: mechanisms, genetics, and lessons from other pathologies

EM Foster, A Dangla-Valls, S Lovestone… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Clusterin (CLU) or APOJ is a multifunctional glycoprotein that has been implicated in several
physiological and pathological states, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). With a prominent …

Clusterin secreted from astrocyte promotes excitatory synaptic transmission and ameliorates Alzheimer's disease neuropathology

F Chen, DB Swartzlander, A Ghosh, JD Fryer… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Background Genome-wide association studies have established clusterin (CLU) as a
genetic modifier for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). Both protective and risk alleles …

Genetics of clusterin isoform expression and Alzheimer's disease risk

IF Ling, J Bhongsatiern, JF Simpson, DW Fardo… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The minor allele of rs11136000 within CLU is strongly associated with reduced Alzheimer's
disease (AD) risk. The mechanism underlying this association is unclear. Here, we report …

Clusterin: a forgotten player in Alzheimer's disease

T Nuutinen, T Suuronen, A Kauppinen… - Brain research reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Clusterin, also known as apolipoprotein J, is a versatile chaperone molecule which contains
several amphipathic and coiled-coil α-helices, typical characteristics of small heat shock …

Plasma clusterin and the risk of Alzheimer disease

EMC Schrijvers, PJ Koudstaal, A Hofman… - Jama, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context Variants in the clusterin gene are associated with the risk of Alzheimer disease (AD)
and clusterin levels have been found to be increased in brain and cerebrospinal fluid of …

Association of plasma clusterin concentration with severity, pathology, and progression in Alzheimer disease

M Thambisetty, A Simmons… - Archives of general …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Context Blood-based analytes may be indicators of pathological processes in Alzheimer
disease (AD). Objective To identify plasma proteins associated with AD pathology using a …

Clusterin levels are increased in A lzheimer's disease and influence the regional distribution of Aβ

JS Miners, P Clarke, S Love - Brain Pathology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Clusterin, also known as apoJ, is a lipoprotein abundantly expressed within the CNS. It
regulates Aβ fibril formation and toxicity and facilitates amyloid‐β (Aβ) transport across the …

Intracellular clusterin interacts with brain isoforms of the bridging integrator 1 and with the microtubule-associated protein Tau in Alzheimer's disease

Y Zhou, I Hayashi, J Wong, K Tugusheva, JJ Renger… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Sporadic or late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is expected to affect 50% of individuals
reaching 85 years of age. The most significant genetic risk factor for late-onset AD is the e4 …

The role of clusterin in Alzheimer's disease: pathways, pathogenesis, and therapy

JT Yu, L Tan - Molecular neurobiology, 2012 - Springer
Genetic variation in clusterin gene, also known as apolipoprotein J, has been associated
with Alzheimer's disease (AD) through replicated genome-wide studies, and plasma …

The extracellular chaperone clusterin sequesters oligomeric forms of the amyloid-β1−40 peptide

P Narayan, A Orte, RW Clarke, B Bolognesi… - Nature structural & …, 2012 - nature.com
In recent genome-wide association studies, the extracellular chaperone protein, clusterin,
has been identified as a newly-discovered risk factor in Alzheimer's disease. We have …