Increased expression of the amyloid precursor β‐secretase in Alzheimer's disease
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Beta-secretase cleavage represents the first step in the generation of Abeta polypeptides and initiates the amyloid cascade that leads to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease. By comparative Western blot analysis, we show a 2.7-fold increase in protein expression of the beta-secretase enzyme BACE in the brain cortex of Alzheimer's disease patients as compared to age-matched controls. Similarly, we found the levels of the amyloid precursor protein C-terminal fragment produced by beta-secretase to be increased by nearly twofold in Alzheimer's disease cortex.
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BACE1 activity and APP-βCTF levels are elevated in AD brain in the absence of detectable APP elevation.
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- Authors
- Holsinger, R. M. D., McLean, C. A., Beyreuther, K., Masters, C. L., & Evin, G.
- Affiliations
- Mental Health Research Institute (AU)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Venue
- Annals of Neurology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2002-05-21
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 783-786
- ISSN
- 0364-5134 (ISSN-L)
- 1531-8249
- OpenAlex
- W2093426751
- Cited by
- 562
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 15.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annals of Neurology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Keywords
- beta-secretase, BACE, Alzheimer's disease, amyloid precursor protein, amyloid-beta, amyloid hypothesis, neurodegeneration, cerebral cortex, protein expression
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Cerebral Cortex, Humans, Middle Aged, Endopeptidases, RNA, Messenger, Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases
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