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XB-ART-14027
Neuroreport 1998 Sep 14;913:3115-22. doi: 10.1097/00001756-199809140-00036.
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Expression and localization in the fish retina of a homologue of the Alzheimer's related PS1 gene.

Archer S , Hirano J , Diss JK , Fraser SP , Djamgoz MB .


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Early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease (early-onset FAD) has been linked with mutations in the presenilin gene, PS1. Mutations in PS1 may affect the processing/ trafficking of beta-amyloid precursor-protein (betaAPP) and favour the production of toxic amyloid-beta fragments that are associated with neural degeneration. This study reports the expression of a PS1-like cDNA in the carp (Cyprinus carpio) retina (the encoded protein shows 76% identity to the human PS1 protein). Carp PS1 mRNA was localized by in situ hybridization to the photoreceptor cell, inner nuclear and ganglion cell layers. Expression of the PS1 gene in the rat retina was also confirmed. The retinal expression of PS1 raises the possibility that PS1 mutations also lead to neural degeneration in the retina.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: mindy3 psen1

References :
Archer, Expression and localization in the fish retina of a homologue of the Alzheimer's related PS1 gene. 1998, Pubmed