N-terminal heterogenicity of amyloid protein examined in Alzheimer's disease

Pirim I., Erdogan A., Tan U.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, cilt.114, sa.1, ss.75-81, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 114 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00207450490249455
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.75-81
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Alzheimer's disease is the major cause of dementia in humans. The affected brain shows characteristic abnormal filamentous proteins that accumulate intracellularly as neurofibrillary tangles, and extracellularly as senile plaques, as well as in cerebral blood vessels. The extracellular deposits are an amyloid protein, which is highly insoluble. In our study, we intended to show that the N-terminus of amyloid A4 protein can change in length and sequence in Alzheimer's disease, and possibly in other dementias.