Description
Amyloid-β(Aβ)isapeptidecleavageproductofamyloidprecursorprotein(APP)thatisoftenusedasabioMarkerinAlzheimer’sdisease.MisfoldedAβoligomersinstigateconformationchangesinother,normallyfoldedAβoligomers,increasingthenumberofmisfoldedproteinsandeventuallyformingneurotoxicplaques.Theseplaquesimpaircognitiveperformanceinvivo.
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