Abstract
More than a decade has passed since apolipoprotein E4 (APOE-epsilon4) was identified as a primary risk factor for Alzheimer 's disease (AD), yet researchers are even now struggling to understand how the apolipoprotein system integrates into the puzzle of AD etiology. The specific pathological actions of apoE4, methods of modulating apolipoprotein E4-associated risk, and possible roles of apoE in normal synaptic function are still being debated. These critical questions will never be fully answered without a complete understanding of the life cycle of the apolipoprotein receptors that mediate the uptake, signaling, and degradation of apoE. The present review will focus on apoE receptors as modulators of apoE actions and, in particular, explore the functions of soluble apoE receptors, a field almost entirely overlooked until now.
Document Type
Review
Publication Date
10-24-2006
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1750-1326-1-15
Repository Citation
Rebeck, G. William; LaDu, Mary Jo; Estus, Steven; Bu, Guojun; and Weeber, Edwin J., "The generation and function of soluble apoE receptors in the CNS" (2006). Physiology Faculty Publications. 28.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physiology_facpub/28
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Molecular Neurodegeneration, v. 1, 15.
© 2006 Rebeck et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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