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Open AccessTargeting isoaspartate-modified Aβ rescues behavioral deficits in transgenic mice with Alzheimer’s disease-like pathology
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Open AccessEffector function of anti-pyroglutamate-3 Aβ antibodies affects cognitive benefit, glial activation and amyloid clearance in Alzheimer’s-like mice
Pyroglutamate-3 Aβ (pGlu-3 Aβ) is an N-terminally truncated and post-translationally modified Aβ species found in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brain. Its increased peptide aggregation propensity and toxicity make ...
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Open AccessGlutaminyl cyclase-mediated toxicity of pyroglutamate-beta amyloid induces striatal neurodegeneration
Posttranslational modifications of beta amyloid (Aβ) have been shown to affect its biophysical and neurophysiological properties. One of these modifications is N-terminal pyroglutamate (pE) formation. Enzymati...
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Glutaminyl cyclase inhibition attenuates pyroglutamate Aβ and Alzheimer's disease–like pathology
Some Aβ peptides contain pyroglutamate modifications that affect the aggregation properties of these peptides. The authors find that the enzyme glutaminyl cyclase is responsible for this pyroglutamate modifica...