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Role of genes linked to sporadic Alzheimer's disease risk in the production of ?-amyloid peptides.

ABSTRACT: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the presence of toxic protein aggregates or plaques composed of the amyloid ? (A?) peptide. Various lengths of A? peptide are generated by proteolytic cleavages of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). Mutations in many familial AD-associated genes affect the production of the longer A?42 variant that preferentially accumulates in plaques. In the case of sporadic or late-onset AD, which accounts for greater than 95% of cases, several genes are implicated in increasing the risk, but whether they also cause the disease by altering amyloid levels is currently unknown. Through loss of function studies in a model cell line, here RNAi-mediated silencing of several late onset AD genes affected A? levels is shown. However, unlike the genes underlying familial AD, late onset AD-susceptibility genes do not specifically alter the A?42/40 ratios and suggest that these genes probably contribute to AD through distinct mechanisms.

SUBMITTER: Bali J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3458335 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Role of genes linked to sporadic Alzheimer's disease risk in the production of β-amyloid peptides.

Bali Jitin J Gheinani Ali Hashemi AH Zurbriggen Sebastian S Rajendran Lawrence L

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20120904 38

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the presence of toxic protein aggregates or plaques composed of the amyloid β (Aβ) peptide. Various lengths of Aβ peptide are generated by proteolytic cleavages of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). Mutations in many familial AD-associated genes affect the production of the longer Aβ42 variant that preferentially accumulates in plaques. In the case of sporadic or late-onset AD, which accounts for greater than 95% of cases, several genes are implicat ...[more]

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Role of genes linked to sporadic Alzheimer's disease risk in the production of ?-amyloid peptides.

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Role of genes linked to sporadic Alzheimer's disease risk in the production of β-amyloid peptides.

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