2009
Cellular Prion Protein Mediates the Toxicity of β-Amyloid Oligomers: Implications for Alzheimer Disease
Nygaard HB, Strittmatter SM. Cellular Prion Protein Mediates the Toxicity of β-Amyloid Oligomers: Implications for Alzheimer Disease. JAMA Neurology 2009, 66: 1325-1328. PMID: 19901162, PMCID: PMC2849161, DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseCellular prion proteinPathogenesis of ADBeta-amyloid plaquesAge-related dementiaSoluble oligomeric assembliesPrion proteinPotential clinical implicationsBeta-amyloid oligomersΒ-amyloid oligomersHigh-affinity receptorCommon causeSynaptic plasticityTherapeutic interventionsClinical implicationsAbeta oligomersNovel targetRecent evidenceToxic effectsDiseasePathogenesisDementiaAbetaPlaquesBrainCellular 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
1992
GAP-43 as a modulator of G protein transduction in the growth cone.
Strittmatter SM. GAP-43 as a modulator of G protein transduction in the growth cone. Perspectives On Developmental Neurobiology 1992, 1: 13-9. PMID: 1364285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth cone membraneGrowth cone motilityMolecular mechanismsSame cellular functionCone motilityG protein-coupled transmembrane receptorsAmino acid stretchComplex cellular propertiesCone membraneGrowth conesNeurotransmitter releaseGrowth cone functionPossible molecular mechanismsCellular functionsGAP-43 functionHydrophilic proteinProtein transductionGAP-43Transmembrane receptorsGAP-43 regulationCysteine residuesTransduction systemSynaptic plasticityAmino terminusCell shape