GIRARDOT , Nadège

Amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta), which plays a central role in Alzheimer Disease, is generated by presenilin-dependent and presenilin-independent gamma-secretase cleavages of beta-amyloid precursor protein (betaAPP). We report that the presenilins (PS1 and PS2) also regulate p53-associated cell death. Thus, we established that PS deficiency,...