Animal models of Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia

J Götz, LM Ittner - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2008 - nature.com
Insoluble protein aggregates have been linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and
frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Recent work in transgenic mice has shed light on the role of …

Human body fluid proteome analysis

S Hu, JA Loo, DT Wong - Proteomics, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The focus of this article is to review the recent advances in proteome analysis of human
body fluids, including plasma/serum, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, bronchoalveolar …

Target gene repression mediated by miRNAs miR-181c and miR-9 both of which are down-regulated by amyloid-β

N Schonrock, DT Humphreys, T Preiss… - Journal of Molecular …, 2012 - Springer
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA regulators of protein synthesis that are
essential for normal brain development and function. Their profiles are significantly altered …

[HTML][HTML] March separate, strike together—Role of phosphorylated TAU in mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

A Eckert, R Nisbet, A Grimm, J Götz - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2014 - Elsevier
The energy demand and calcium buffering requirements of the brain are met by the high
number of mitochondria in neurons and in these, especially at the synapses. Mitochondria …

Aβ and human amylin share a common toxicity pathway via mitochondrial dysfunction

YA Lim, V Rhein, G Baysang, F Meier, A Poljak… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are leading causes of
morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Both diseases are characterized by amyloid deposition …

Oligomeric and fibrillar species of β-amyloid (Aβ42) both impair mitochondrial function in P301L tau transgenic mice

A Eckert, S Hauptmann, I Scherping… - Journal of molecular …, 2008 - Springer
We recently provided evidence for a mitochondrial dysfunction in P301L tau transgenic
mice, a strain modeling the tau pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal …

MicroRNA networks surrounding APP and amyloid-β metabolism—implications for Alzheimer's disease

N Schonrock, M Matamales, LM Ittner, J Götz - Experimental neurology, 2012 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA regulators of protein synthesis that function
as “fine-tuning” tools of gene expression in development and tissue homeostasis. Their …

Modes of Aβ toxicity in Alzheimer's disease

J Götz, A Eckert, M Matamales, LM Ittner… - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2011 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is reaching epidemic proportions, yet a cure is not yet available.
While the genetic causes of the rare familial inherited forms of AD are understood, the …

[HTML][HTML] Animal models reveal role for tau phosphorylation in human disease

J Götz, A Gladbach, L Pennanen, J van Eersel… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2010 - Elsevier
Many proteins that are implicated in human disease are posttranslationally modified. This
includes the microtubule-associated protein tau that is deposited in a hyperphosphorylated …

Data merging for integrated microarray and proteomic analysis

KM Waters, JG Pounds, BD Thrall - Briefings in Functional …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The functioning of even a simple biological system is much more complicated than the sum
of its genes, proteins and metabolites. A premise of systems biology is that molecular …