Evaluation of BACE1 Silencing in Cellular Models

Beta-secretase (BACE1) is the major enzyme participating in generation of toxic amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides, identified in amyloid plaques of Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains. Its downregulation results in decreasing secretion of Aβ. Thus, BACE1 silencing by RNAi represents possible strategy for...

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Main Authors: Malgorzata Sierant, Katarzyna Kubiak, Julia Kazmierczak-Baranska, Masaki Warashina, Tomoko Kuwabara, Barbara Nawrot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2009/257403