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Alzheimer Disease

Amyloid beta-induced degeneration involves phosphorylation

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, August 17th, 2006

According to research from Argentina, phosphorylation of actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin by LIM-kinase mediates amyloid beta-induced degeneration.

"Deposition of fibrillar amyloid beta (fA beta) plays a critical role in Alzheimer disease (AD). We have shown recently that fA ss-induced dystrophy requires the activation of focal adhesion proteins and the formation of aberrant focal adhesion structures, suggesting the activation of a mechanism of maladaptative plasticity in AD," wrote L. Heredia and colleagues, Instituto de Investigacion Medica Mercedes y Martin Ferreyra/Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas.

"Focal...

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