Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder that causes senile dementia. The pathological characteristics are the appearance of neurofibrillary tangles comprising abnormally phosphorylated tau and senile plaques composed of amyloid beta-protein depositions. Amyloid beta-protein precursor (APP) and presenilin (PS) are known to be causative genes of familial AD. Recent analyses have documented that APP functions in the axonal transport of vesicles and PS regulates intracellular protein trafficking. Dystrophic neurites, in which APP and Alcadein accumulate in swollen axons, are also observed in AD brain. These pathological characteristics and the features of AD-related proteins suggest that AD is a disease of the vesicular transport system. Here we review recent progress of research on AD pathogenesis from the viewpoint of membrane trafficking.
Trafficking of Alzheimer's disease-related membrane proteins and its participation in disease pathogenesis. Publishing Authors By Initials
Trafficking of Alzheimer's disease-related membrane proteins and its participation in disease pathogenesis. Journal Published:
PUBLICATION TYPE: Review
Journal: Journal of biochemistry
VOLUME: 139
Page Numbers: 949-55
Journal Abbreviation: J. Biochem.
ISSN: 0021-924X
DAY: 19
MONTH: Jun
YEAR: 2006
Trafficking of Alzheimer's disease-related membrane proteins and its participation in disease pathogenesis. Information
Number of References: 51
LANGUAGE: eng
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Trafficking of Alzheimer's disease-related membrane proteins and its participation in disease pathogenesis. Keywords Mesh Terms:
KEYWORDS: Senile Plaques
MESH TERMS: pathology
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Substance Name: Nerve Tissue Proteins
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AFFILIATION: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita 12-Nishi 6, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812. tsuzuki@pharm.hokudai.ac.jp
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