title: Serpents on the road to dementia and death. Accumulating evidence from several studies points to the normal function of presenilin 1 and suggests how the mutant protein contributes to deposition of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beyreuther
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Masters
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D009154:Mutation; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism; D053764:Presenilin-1; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D051881:Receptor, Notch1; D000074562:Receptor, Notch4; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D051880:Receptors, Notch; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C497761:NOTCH1 protein, human; C106075:NOTCH4 protein, human; C497762:Notch1 protein, mouse; C508853:PSEN1 protein, human; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D053764:Presenilin-1; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051881:Receptor, Notch1; D000074562:Receptor, Notch4; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D051880:Receptors, Notch; D014157:Transcription Factors; C075222:amyloid beta-protein (1-42); C073572:Notch4 protein, mouse