Article ; Online: Insights into amyloid disease from fly models.
2014 Volume 56, Page(s) 69–83
Abstract: The formation of amyloid aggregates is a feature of most, if not all, polypeptide chains. In vivo modelling of this process has been undertaken in the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster with remarkable success. Models of both neurological and systemic ... ...
Abstract | The formation of amyloid aggregates is a feature of most, if not all, polypeptide chains. In vivo modelling of this process has been undertaken in the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster with remarkable success. Models of both neurological and systemic amyloid diseases have been generated and have informed our understanding of disease pathogenesis in two main ways. First, the toxic amyloid species have been at least partially characterized, for example in the case of the Aβ (amyloid β-peptide) associated with Alzheimer's disease. Secondly, the genetic underpinning of model disease-linked phenotypes has been characterized for a number of neurodegenerative disorders. The current challenge is to integrate our understanding of disease-linked processes in the fly with our growing knowledge of human disease, for the benefit of patients. |
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MeSH term(s) | Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism ; Amyloidosis/metabolism ; Amyloidosis/pathology ; Animals ; Disease Models, Animal ; Drosophila Proteins/metabolism ; Drosophila melanogaster ; Humans ; tau Proteins/metabolism |
Chemical Substances | Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Drosophila Proteins ; tau Proteins |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2014-08-14 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ISSN | 1744-1358 ; 0071-1365 |
ISSN (online) | 1744-1358 |
ISSN | 0071-1365 |
DOI | 10.1042/bse0560069 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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