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Substrate docking and affinity studies of Nicastrin: the binding mechanism (NCT-BINDING)
Start date: Oct 1, 2007, End date: Sep 30, 2009,
Beta-Secretase (beta-SEC) is responsible for the intramembrane cleavage of amyloid precursor protein, an event intimately linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Beta-SEC is an aspartic protease composed by presenilin, nicastrin (NCT), APH-1, and PEN-2.Beta-SEC appears to have a very broad specificity; however, no quantitative data is available to support this assumption. NCT subunit is a type 1 membr ...
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Amyloid-ß oligomerization: synapse disruption and neurotoxicity mechanisms (ASS-SYNAPSE)
Start date: Oct 1, 2007, End date: Sep 30, 2009,
The amyloid beta peptide (A-beta) plays a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimers disease but it remains unclear how exactly this peptide impacts on neuronal viability and cognitive functions in AD patients.More and more it is believed that synaptic dysfunction and loss caused by small soluble A-beta oligomers, but not by mature fibrils deposited in the plaques, is the first sign of neurode ...
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Generation and characterization of an in vivo model for LRRK2 mutations in Parkinsons Disease (PD_LRRK2)
Start date: Aug 1, 2007, End date: Jul 31, 2009,
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases, caused by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. While the cause of the more frequent sporadic forms of PD remains unknown, the recent discovery of mutations in genes causing rare familial forms of PD provide a basis for better understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of the disease. One of ...
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