Not just amyloid: physiological functions of the amyloid precursor protein family

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 18, 281 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.29

Authors: Ulrike C. Müller, Thomas Deller & Martin Korte
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) gives rise to the amyloid-β peptide and thus has a key role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease. By contrast, the physiological functions of APP and the closely related APP-like proteins (APLPs) remain less well understood. Studying these physiological functions has

Source: Nature Reviews Neuroscience - March 31, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ulrike C. M üller Thomas Deller Martin Korte Tags: Review Source Type: research