Mediator: the missing link in amyloid precursor protein nuclear signalling

EMBO Rep. 2011 Mar;12(3):180-1. doi: 10.1038/embor.2011.25.

Abstract

Treatments for Alzheimer Disease remain limited. Have we finally found the missing link in the chain from disease initiation to cognitive decline and death?

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / genetics
  • Alzheimer Disease / metabolism
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / genetics
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism
  • Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / chemistry
  • Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / genetics
  • Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / metabolism*
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Regulation*
  • Humans
  • Mediator Complex / genetics
  • Mediator Complex / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction*

Substances

  • APP protein, human
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor
  • MED12 protein, human
  • Mediator Complex