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  1. Article: Molecular Biology.

    Goate, Alison M

    Alcohol health and research world

    2019  Volume 19, Issue 3, Page(s) 217–220

    Abstract: Recent advances in molecular biology techniques permit scientists to identify genetic contributions to alcoholism. Two main types of technology are commonly used to identify genes that cause or predispose a person to a disease: positional cloning ... ...

    Abstract Recent advances in molecular biology techniques permit scientists to identify genetic contributions to alcoholism. Two main types of technology are commonly used to identify genes that cause or predispose a person to a disease: positional cloning techniques and candidate gene techniques. Positional cloning techniques allow disease genes to be identified based solely on their location within the genome without prior knowledge of the gene's function. Techniques for confirming the role of candidate genes rely on sufficient prior understanding of the disease process to implicate possible disease-related genes. Scientists use cloning techniques or the application of certain enzymes to reproduce a candidate gene in sufficient quantity for study. As the human genome project progresses and the gene map becomes increasingly complete, more and more disease genes will be identified through a combination of positional cloning and the candidate gene approach.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-12-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 427760-0
    ISSN 0090-838X
    ISSN 0090-838X
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  2. Article: The influence of 17q21.31 and

    Harerimana, Nadia V / Goate, Alison M / Bowles, Kathryn R

    Frontiers in aging neuroscience

    2022  Volume 14, Page(s) 1021918

    Abstract: Advances in genomic research over the last two decades have greatly enhanced our knowledge concerning the genetic landscape and pathophysiological processes involved in multiple neurodegenerative diseases. However, current insights arise almost ... ...

    Abstract Advances in genomic research over the last two decades have greatly enhanced our knowledge concerning the genetic landscape and pathophysiological processes involved in multiple neurodegenerative diseases. However, current insights arise almost exclusively from studies on individuals of European ancestry. Despite this, studies have revealed that genetic variation differentially impacts risk for, and clinical presentation of neurodegenerative disease in non-European populations, conveying the importance of ancestry in predicting disease risk and understanding the biological mechanisms contributing to neurodegeneration. We review the genetic influence of two important disease-associated loci, 17q21.31 (the "
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-20
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2558898-9
    ISSN 1663-4365
    ISSN 1663-4365
    DOI 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1021918
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  3. Book: Pathobiology of Alzheimer's disease

    Goate, Alison M.

    (Neuroscience perspectives)

    1995  

    Author's details ed. by Alison M. Goate
    Series title Neuroscience perspectives
    Keywords Alzheimer Disease ; Amyloid beta-Protein ; Neurofibrillary Tangles ; tau Proteins ; Alzheimerkrankheit ; Pathophysiologie
    Subject Pathologische Physiologie ; Physiologische Pathologie ; Physiopathologie ; Alzheimer-Krankheit ; Alzheimersche Krankheit ; Alzheimer-Demenz ; Morbus Alzheimer ; Greisenblödsinn ; Alzheimer's Disease
    Language German
    Size XIV, 256 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.
    Publisher Academic Press u.a.
    Publishing place London u.a.
    Publishing country Great Britain
    Document type Book
    HBZ-ID HT007251572
    ISBN 0-12-286965-6 ; 978-0-12-286965-5
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Medicine, Health

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  4. Article ; Online: Novel presenilin 1 and 2 double knock-out cell line for in vitro validation of PSEN1 and PSEN2 mutations.

    Pimenova, Anna A / Goate, Alison M

    Neurobiology of disease

    2020  Volume 138, Page(s) 104785

    Abstract: Mutations in APP (amyloid precursor protein), PSEN1 (presenilin 1) or PSEN2 (presenilin 2) are the main cause of early-onset familial forms of Alzheimer's disease (autosomal dominant AD or ADAD). These genes affect γ-secretase-dependent generation of ... ...

    Abstract Mutations in APP (amyloid precursor protein), PSEN1 (presenilin 1) or PSEN2 (presenilin 2) are the main cause of early-onset familial forms of Alzheimer's disease (autosomal dominant AD or ADAD). These genes affect γ-secretase-dependent generation of Amyloid β (Aβ) peptides, the main constituent of amyloid plaques and one of the pathological hallmarks of AD. Evaluation of patients with ADAD includes assessment of family history, clinical presentation, biomarkers, neuropathology when available and DNA sequencing data. These analyses frequently uncover novel variants of unknown significance in ADAD genes. This presents a barrier to recruitment of such individuals into clinical trials, unless a biochemical test can demonstrate that a novel mutation results in altered APP processing in a manner consistent with pathogenicity. Here we describe generation and characterization of a novel presenilin 1 and 2 double knock-out in N2A mouse neuroblastoma cells using CRISPR/Cas9, which results in complete ablation of Aβ production, decreased Pen-2 expression and Nicastrin glycosylation. Because of the absence of background Aβ secretion from endogenous γ-secretases, these cells can be used for validation of PSEN1 and PSEN2 variant effects on production of Aβ or other γ-secretase substrates and for biochemical studies of γ-secretase function using novel variants. We examined several PSEN1 and PSEN2 mutations of known and unknown pathogenicity. Known mutants increased Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio with varying effect on Aβ40, Aβ42, total Aβ levels and Pen-2 expression, which aligns with previous work on these mutants. Our data on novel PSEN1 V142F, G206V and G206D mutations suggest that these mutations underlie the reported clinical observations in ADAD patients. We believe our novel cell line will be valuable for the scientific community for reliable validation of presenilin mutations and helpful in defining their pathogenicity to improve and facilitate evaluation of ADAD patients, particularly in the context of enrollment in clinical trials.
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease/diagnosis ; Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases/genetics ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/genetics ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism ; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor/genetics ; Animals ; Cell Line ; Mice ; Mutation ; Patient Selection ; Peptide Fragments/metabolism ; Plaque, Amyloid/genetics ; Presenilin-1/genetics ; Presenilin-2/genetics
    Chemical Substances Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor ; Peptide Fragments ; Presenilin-1 ; Presenilin-2 ; Psen2 protein, mouse ; presenilin 1, mouse ; Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases (EC 3.4.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1211786-9
    ISSN 1095-953X ; 0969-9961
    ISSN (online) 1095-953X
    ISSN 0969-9961
    DOI 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.104785
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  5. Article ; Online: Microglial Phagocytosis: A Disease-Associated Process Emerging from Alzheimer's Disease Genetics.

    Podleśny-Drabiniok, Anna / Marcora, Edoardo / Goate, Alison M

    Trends in neurosciences

    2020  Volume 43, Issue 12, Page(s) 965–979

    Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating, chronic neurodegenerative disease. Genetic studies involving genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and meta-analysis have discovered numerous genomic loci associated with AD; however, the causal genes and ... ...

    Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating, chronic neurodegenerative disease. Genetic studies involving genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and meta-analysis have discovered numerous genomic loci associated with AD; however, the causal genes and variants remain unidentified in most loci. Integration of GWAS signals with epigenomic annotations has demonstrated that AD risk variants are enriched in myeloid-specific enhancers, implicating myeloid cells in AD etiology. AD risk variants in these regulatory elements modify disease susceptibility by regulating the expression of genes that play crucial roles in microglial phagocytosis. Several of these AD risk genes are specifically expressed in myeloid cells, whereas others are ubiquitously expressed but are regulated by AD risk variants within myeloid enhancers in a cell type-specific manner. We discuss the impact of established AD risk variants on microglial phagocytosis and debris processing via the endolysosomal system.
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Genome-Wide Association Study ; Humans ; Microglia ; Neurodegenerative Diseases ; Phagocytosis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Meta-Analysis ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 282488-7
    ISSN 1878-108X ; 0378-5912 ; 0166-2236
    ISSN (online) 1878-108X
    ISSN 0378-5912 ; 0166-2236
    DOI 10.1016/j.tins.2020.10.002
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  6. Article ; Online: Genetic architecture of Alzheimer's disease.

    Neuner, Sarah M / Tcw, Julia / Goate, Alison M

    Neurobiology of disease

    2020  Volume 143, Page(s) 104976

    Abstract: Advances in genetic and genomic technologies over the last thirty years have greatly enhanced our knowledge concerning the genetic architecture of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several genes including APP, PSEN1, PSEN2, and APOE have been shown to exhibit ... ...

    Abstract Advances in genetic and genomic technologies over the last thirty years have greatly enhanced our knowledge concerning the genetic architecture of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several genes including APP, PSEN1, PSEN2, and APOE have been shown to exhibit large effects on disease susceptibility, with the remaining risk loci having much smaller effects on AD risk. Notably, common genetic variants impacting AD are not randomly distributed across the genome. Instead, these variants are enriched within regulatory elements active in human myeloid cells, and to a lesser extent liver cells, implicating these cell and tissue types as critical to disease etiology. Integrative approaches are emerging as highly effective for identifying the specific target genes through which AD risk variants act and will likely yield important insights related to potential therapeutic targets in the coming years. In the future, additional consideration of sex- and ethnicity-specific contributions to risk as well as the contribution of complex gene-gene and gene-environment interactions will likely be necessary to further improve our understanding of AD genetic architecture.
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics ; Humans
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1211786-9
    ISSN 1095-953X ; 0969-9961
    ISSN (online) 1095-953X
    ISSN 0969-9961
    DOI 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.104976
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  7. Article ; Online: Heterogeneous effects of genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease on the phenome.

    Wu, Hei Man / Goate, Alison M / O'Reilly, Paul F

    Translational psychiatry

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) 406

    Abstract: Here we report how four major forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) genetic risk-APOE-ε4, APOE-ε2, polygenic risk and familial risk-are associated with 273 traits in ~500,000 individuals in the UK Biobank. The traits cover blood biochemistry and cell traits, ...

    Abstract Here we report how four major forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) genetic risk-APOE-ε4, APOE-ε2, polygenic risk and familial risk-are associated with 273 traits in ~500,000 individuals in the UK Biobank. The traits cover blood biochemistry and cell traits, metabolic and general health, psychosocial health, and cognitive function. The difference in the profile of traits associated with the different forms of AD risk is striking and may contribute to heterogenous presentation of the disease. However, we also identify traits significantly associated with multiple forms of AD genetic risk, as well as traits showing significant changes across ages in those at high risk of AD, which may point to their potential roles in AD etiology. Finally, we highlight how survivor effects, in particular those relating to shared risks of cardiovascular disease and AD, can generate associations that may mislead interpretation in epidemiological AD studies. The UK Biobank provides a unique opportunity to powerfully compare the effects of different forms of AD genetic risk on the phenome in the same cohort.
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Apolipoproteins E/genetics ; Genotype ; Humans ; Multifactorial Inheritance ; Phenotype ; Risk Factors
    Chemical Substances Apolipoproteins E
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2609311-X
    ISSN 2158-3188 ; 2158-3188
    ISSN (online) 2158-3188
    ISSN 2158-3188
    DOI 10.1038/s41398-021-01518-0
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  8. Article ; Online: Microglial efferocytosis: Diving into the Alzheimer's disease gene pool.

    Romero-Molina, Carmen / Garretti, Francesca / Andrews, Shea J / Marcora, Edoardo / Goate, Alison M

    Neuron

    2022  Volume 110, Issue 21, Page(s) 3513–3533

    Abstract: Genome-wide association studies and functional genomics studies have linked specific cell types, genes, and pathways to Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. In particular, AD risk alleles primarily affect the abundance or structure, and thus the activity, of ... ...

    Abstract Genome-wide association studies and functional genomics studies have linked specific cell types, genes, and pathways to Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. In particular, AD risk alleles primarily affect the abundance or structure, and thus the activity, of genes expressed in macrophages, strongly implicating microglia (the brain-resident macrophages) in the etiology of AD. These genes converge on pathways (endocytosis/phagocytosis, cholesterol metabolism, and immune response) with critical roles in core macrophage functions such as efferocytosis. Here, we review these pathways, highlighting relevant genes identified in the latest AD genetics and genomics studies, and describe how they may contribute to AD pathogenesis. Investigating the functional impact of AD-associated variants and genes in microglia is essential for elucidating disease risk mechanisms and developing effective therapeutic approaches.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Microglia/metabolism ; Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Genome-Wide Association Study ; Gene Pool ; Phagocytosis/genetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 808167-0
    ISSN 1097-4199 ; 0896-6273
    ISSN (online) 1097-4199
    ISSN 0896-6273
    DOI 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.10.015
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  9. Article ; Online: Astrocyte-secreted glypican-4 drives APOE4-dependent tau hyperphosphorylation.

    Saroja, Sivaprakasam R / Gorbachev, Kirill / Julia, Tcw / Goate, Alison M / Pereira, Ana C

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2022  Volume 119, Issue 34, Page(s) e2108870119

    Abstract: Tau protein aggregates are a major driver of neurodegeneration and behavioral impairments in tauopathies, including in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Apolipoprotein E4 ( ...

    Abstract Tau protein aggregates are a major driver of neurodegeneration and behavioral impairments in tauopathies, including in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Apolipoprotein E4 (
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Animals ; Apolipoprotein E2/genetics ; Apolipoprotein E4/genetics ; Apolipoprotein E4/metabolism ; Astrocytes/metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Glypicans/metabolism ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Transgenic ; Phosphorylation ; Tauopathies/metabolism ; Tauopathies/physiopathology ; tau Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Apolipoprotein E2 ; Apolipoprotein E4 ; Glypicans ; tau Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.2108870119
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  10. Article ; Online: Genetics of β-Amyloid Precursor Protein in Alzheimer's Disease.

    Tcw, Julia / Goate, Alison M

    Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine

    2017  Volume 7, Issue 6

    Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized neuropathologically by neuronal cell loss, extracellular neuritic plaques composed of β-amyloid (Aβ), and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated tau protein. Aβ is generated by ... ...

    Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized neuropathologically by neuronal cell loss, extracellular neuritic plaques composed of β-amyloid (Aβ), and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated tau protein. Aβ is generated by proteolytic processing of the β-amyloid precursor protein (APP). Most individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have three copies of
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Alzheimer Disease/pathology ; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor/genetics ; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor/metabolism ; Animals ; Brain/metabolism ; Brain/pathology ; Down Syndrome/genetics ; Down Syndrome/metabolism ; Humans ; Mutation, Missense ; Neurofibrillary Tangles ; Plaque, Amyloid ; tau Proteins/genetics ; tau Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor ; tau Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-06-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 2157-1422
    ISSN (online) 2157-1422
    DOI 10.1101/cshperspect.a024539
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