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Therapeutic antibodies targeting app-c99

Lorène Aeschbach, Patrick Fraering, Tristan Bolmont, Jemila Houacine
2012
Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an isolated and/or purified antibody, antibody fragment or derivative thereof able to block the gamma-secretase-dependent processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and to pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibody/ies.

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Lorène Aeschbach, Patrick Fraering, Tristan Bolmont, Jemila Houacine
2012
Patents

Abstract

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/9dbc7f6c-4d01-440b-9f74-5aca1a09a589

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Amyloid-beta precursor protein

Amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP) is an integral membrane protein expressed in many tissues and concentrated in the synapses of neurons. It functions as a cell surface receptor and has been implicated as a regulator of synapse formation, neural plasticity, antimicrobial activity, and iron export. It is coded for by the gene APP and regulated by substrate presentation. APP is best known as the precursor molecule whose proteolysis generates amyloid beta (Aβ), a polypeptide containing 37 to 49 amino acid residues, whose amyloid fibrillar form is the primary component of amyloid plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.

Amyloid beta

Amyloid beta (Aβ or Abeta) denotes peptides of 36–43 amino acids that are the main component of the amyloid plaques found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. The peptides derive from the amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP), which is cleaved by beta secretase and gamma secretase to yield Aβ in a cholesterol-dependent process and substrate presentation. Aβ molecules can aggregate to form flexible soluble oligomers which may exist in several forms.

Antibody

An antibody (Ab), also known as an immunoglobulin (Ig), is a large, Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses. The antibody recognizes a unique molecule of the pathogen, called an antigen. Each tip of the "Y" of an antibody contains a paratope (analogous to a lock) that is specific for one particular epitope (analogous to a key) on an antigen, allowing these two structures to bind together with precision.

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