Physiological and pathological roles of the γ-secretase complex

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 126, Issue , 2016, Pages 199-206

  Carroll, Courtney M ^a,b   Li, Yue Ming ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Weill Cornell Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid beta; Gamma secretase

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; EPHRIN; GAMMA SECRETASE; NEUROLIGIN; NOTCH RECEPTOR; SECRETASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CELL MIGRATION; HUMAN; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN SECRETASES; ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEURONS;

EID: 84964915101     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2016.04.019     Document Type: Review

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