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Mitochondrial dysfunction induced by disease relevant AbetaPP and tau protein mutations

Keil, Uta and Hauptmann, Susanne and Bonert, Astrid and Scherping, Isabel and Eckert, Anne and Müller, Walter E.. (2006) Mitochondrial dysfunction induced by disease relevant AbetaPP and tau protein mutations. Journal of Alzheimer's disease, Vol. 9, no. 2. pp. 139-146.

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Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is characterized by two major pathological hallmarks: extracellular plaques consisting of amyloid beta peptide and neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated tau protein. Mutations in the amyloid beta-protein precursor (AbetaPP) have been linked to familial Alzheimer's disease. They are leading to increased amyloid beta production. Mutations in the tau gene have not been described in AD, but are leading to formation of neurofibrillary tangles very similar to filaments in AD brains, and are therefore of increasing relevance in AD research. Interestingly, our data indicate that mutations in AbetaPP gene and mutations in tau gene induce mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in cell culture models and transgenic mice. Thus, both Alzheimer relevant protein alterations seem to have synergistic actions probably at the level of mitochondria leading to synaptic dysfunction and apoptotic cell death.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Psychiatrie (Klinik) > Erwachsenenpsychiatrie UPK
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Psychiatrie (Klinik) > Erwachsenenpsychiatrie UPK
UniBasel Contributors:Eckert, Anne
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:IOS Press
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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