Functional Interaction between Amyloid-β Precursor Protein and Peripherin Neurofilaments: A Shared Pathway Leading to Alzheimer's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis?

Conclusion: Our results indicate that a fraction of APP is cleaved by β-secretase in the soma and that the generated sAPP becomes associated with perinuclear peripherin neurofilaments. These findings link the metabolism of APP - which is dysregulated in AD - to the organization of neurofilaments - which is abnormal in ALS - and suggest a possible crosstalk/overlap between the molecular mechanisms of these diseases. PMID: 24009040 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Neuro-Degenerative Diseases - September 4, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Muresan V, Villegas C, Ladescu Muresan Z Tags: Neurodegener Dis Source Type: research