title: Insights from Drosophila models of Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: AD (Alzheimer's disease) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the abnormal hyperphosphorylation and aggregation of the microtubule-associated protein tau and the misfolding and deposition of Abeta peptide. The mechanisms by which tau and Abeta become abnormal is not clearly understood, neither is it known what role either protein plays in the neurodegenerative process underlying AD. We have modelled aspects of AD in Drosophila melanogaster to shed light on these processes and to further our understanding of the relationship between tau and amyloid in this disease.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO16 7PX, UK.
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cowan
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shepherd
authors.forename: Amritpal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mudher
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology; D016875:tau Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D016875:tau Proteins; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases