Genetic and molecular aspects of Alzheimer's disease shed light on new mechanisms of transcriptional regulation

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 134-146

  Marambaud, P ^a   Robakis, N K ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Secretase; Alzheimer's disease; APP; Cadherins; Notch; Presenilins

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CADHERIN; GAMMA SECRETASE; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PRESENILIN 1; PRESENILIN 2;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CATALYSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SURFACE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN SECRETASES; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CADHERINS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PRESENILIN-1; PRESENILIN-2; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 17644419726     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2005.00086.x     Document Type: Review

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