[HTML][HTML] The role of membrane trafficking in the processing of amyloid precursor protein and production of amyloid peptides in Alzheimer's disease

JZA Tan, PA Gleeson - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive accumulation of misfolded
proteins, which form senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, and the release of …

APP as a protective factor in acute neuronal insults

D Hefter, A Draguhn - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Despite its key role in the molecular pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the
physiological function of amyloid precursor protein (APP) is unknown. Increasing evidence …

The amyloid cascade hypothesis 2.0 for Alzheimer's disease and aging-associated cognitive decline: from molecular basis to effective therapy

V Volloch, S Rits-Volloch - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the long-standing amyloid cascade hypothesis (ACH) largely discredited, there is an
acute need for a new all-encompassing interpretation of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Whereas …

Next Generation Therapeutic Strategy for Treatment and Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease and Aging-Associated Cognitive Decline: Transient, Once-in-a-Lifetime …

V Volloch, S Rits-Volloch - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although the long-standing Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis (ACH) has been largely
discredited, its main attribute, the centrality of amyloid-beta (Aβ) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Small things matter: Implications of APP intracellular domain AICD nuclear signaling in the progression and pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

H Bukhari, A Glotzbach, K Kolbe, G Leonhardt… - Progress in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease with tens of
millions of people affected worldwide. The pathogenesis is still poorly understood and …

Synaptophysin sustains presynaptic performance by preserving vesicular synaptobrevin‐II levels

AC Kokotos, CB Harper, JRK Marland… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The two most abundant molecules on synaptic vesicles (SVs) are synaptophysin and
synaptobrevin‐II (sybII). SybII is essential for SV fusion, whereas synaptophysin is proposed …

The trans-Golgi network is a major site for α-secretase processing of amyloid precursor protein in primary neurons

JZA Tan, PA Gleeson - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is processed along the amyloidogenic pathway by the β-
secretase, BACE1, generating β-amyloid (Aβ), or along the nonamyloidogenic pathway by α …

On the Inadequacy of the Current Transgenic Animal Models of Alzheimer's Disease: The Path Forward

V Volloch, S Rits-Volloch - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
For at least two reasons, the current transgenic animal models of Alzheimer's disease (AD)
appear to be patently inadequate. They may be useful in many respects, the AD models; …

PTK2B/Pyk2 overexpression improves a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

A Giralt, B De Pins, C Cifuentes-Díaz… - Experimental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Pyk2 is a Ca 2+-activated non-receptor tyrosine kinase enriched in forebrain
neurons and involved in synaptic regulation. Human genetic studies associated PTK2B, the …

Interrogation and validation of the interactome of neuronal Munc18-interacting mint proteins with AlphaFold2

S Weeratunga, RS Gormal, M Liu, D Eldershaw… - Journal of Biological …, 2024 - ASBMB
Munc18-interacting proteins (Mints) are multidomain adaptors that regulate neuronal
membrane trafficking, signaling, and neurotransmission. Mint1 and Mint2 are highly …