LRP1 shedding in human brain: roles of ADAM10 and ADAM17

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) plays critical roles in lipid metabolism, cell survival, and the clearance of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide. Functional soluble LRP1 (sLRP1) has been detected in circulating huma...

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Main Authors: Reiss Karina, Verbeek Marcel M, Tran Hien, Zhang Juan, Liu Qiang, Estus Steven, Bu Guojun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:Molecular Neurodegeneration
Online Access:http://www.molecularneurodegeneration.com/content/4/1/17