2017
Opposing effects of progranulin deficiency on amyloid and tau pathologies via microglial TYROBP network
Takahashi H, Klein ZA, Bhagat SM, Kaufman AC, Kostylev MA, Ikezu T, Strittmatter SM, For the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Opposing effects of progranulin deficiency on amyloid and tau pathologies via microglial TYROBP network. Acta Neuropathologica 2017, 133: 785-807. PMID: 28070672, PMCID: PMC5391267, DOI: 10.1007/s00401-017-1668-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAPP/PS1 micePS1 micePGRN deficiencyAlzheimer's diseaseAD risk variantsCerebrospinal fluid Aβ levelsLoss of progranulinMicroglial Aβ phagocytosisCSF tau levelsFrontotemporal lobar degenerationRisk variantsAPPswe/Aβ phagocytosisNeuronal injuryAβ levelsAβ pathologyCerebral amyloidosisAxonal dystrophyTau pathologyTau levelsComplement depositionPGRN levelsAD pathophysiologyAmyloid imagingProgranulin deficiency
2009
Cellular prion protein mediates impairment of synaptic plasticity by amyloid-β oligomers
Laurén J, Gimbel DA, Nygaard HB, Gilbert JW, Strittmatter SM. Cellular prion protein mediates impairment of synaptic plasticity by amyloid-β oligomers. Nature 2009, 457: 1128-1132. PMID: 19242475, PMCID: PMC2748841, DOI: 10.1038/nature07761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAmyloidosisAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsHippocampusHumansLong-Term PotentiationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsPeptide FragmentsPrionsProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationReceptors, Cell SurfaceSynapsesConceptsCellular prion protein PrPCPrion protein PrPCSoluble amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) oligomersAlzheimer's diseaseCellular prion proteinDisease pathologyPlasma membrane glycoproteinsCell surface receptorsHigh affinity cell surface receptorsAlzheimer's disease pathologySoluble Aβ oligomersLipid raftsInfectious prion diseasesUnexpected linkMechanistic basisMembrane glycoproteinsPrion proteinAmyloid-β peptide (Aβ) oligomersSynaptic plasticityPrion diseasesTherapeutic potentialDiseaseAβ oligomersCentral roleDeleterious effects