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Record 1 2010-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nervous System
DEF

A transmembrane glycoprotein that associates with presenilins and participates in the generation of the amyloid-ß-peptide fragment (Aß) contributing to Alzheimer disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie moléculaire
  • Système nerveux
CONT

[Des chercheurs ont découvert] une nouvelle protéine essentielle au développement et à l'entretien du cerveau et de ses cellules mais aussi peut-être à l'origine de la maladie d'Alzheimer. La nicastrine se lie à une autre protéine, la préséniline, soupçonnée de déclencher la formation de bêta-amyloïdes présents dans le cerveau atteint de la maladie.

Spanish

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