amyloid beta

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf peptide
gptkbp:accumulatesIn extracellular space
gptkbp:aggregatesInto fibrils
oligomers
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Aβ
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Alzheimer's_disease
gptkbp:binds cell membranes
gptkbp:cause inflammation
oxidative stress
gptkbp:cleavage gptkb:beta-secretase
gptkb:gamma-secretase
gptkbp:degradedBy gptkb:neprilysin
gptkb:insulin-degrading_enzyme
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:George_Glenner
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1984
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:APP_gene
gptkbp:firstDescribed Alzheimer's disease plaques
gptkbp:form amyloid plaques
diffuse plaques
neuritic plaques
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:human
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label amyloid beta
gptkbp:inducedBy apoptosis
calcium dysregulation
gptkbp:influenced tau pathology
gptkbp:inhibitedBy synaptic function
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:microglia
astrocytes
gptkbp:involvedIn neurodegeneration
memory impairment
synaptic loss
gptkbp:involves cerebral amyloid angiopathy
age-related cognitive decline
Down syndrome pathology
gptkbp:length gptkb:Aβ40
gptkb:Aβ42
gptkbp:measures cerebrospinal fluid
PET imaging
gptkbp:molecularWeight ~4 kDa
gptkbp:precursorProtein gptkb:amyloid_precursor_protein
gptkbp:sequence derived from APP 672–713 (Aβ42)
gptkbp:structure beta sheet
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:transgenic_mouse_models
gptkbp:target immunotherapy
monoclonal antibodies
gptkbp:toxicForm insoluble fibrils
soluble oligomers
gptkbp:toxicity neurons
gptkbp:usedIn biomarker research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Simoa_technology
gptkb:Single_Molecule_Array_(Simoa)
gptkb:aducanumab
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7