Amyloid ? Protein Fragment 1-42 has been used:for the preparation of A? 1-42 oligomerfor western blot analysisfor the interference test of immunomagnetic reduction (IMR) plasma A?42 assayto study the effects of resveratrol on A? 1-42-induced impairment of spatial learning, memory and synaptic plasticityto investigate the effect of A? in epithelial cell culture
Biochem/physiol Actions
The predominant fragment of amyloid β-protein found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer′s disease and Down′s syndrome.
Amyloid ? Protein Fragment 1-42 (A? 1-42) has antioxidant and neuroprotective properties. Accumulation of amyloid ? Protein is associated with Alzheimer?s disease (AD) and Down Syndrome. A? 1-42 regulates cholesterol transport and may function as a transcription factor. It may possess anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties.
General description
Amyloid ? Protein is produced from amyloid-? precursor protein (APP). It consists of two C terminal variants, such as a long tailed A? 1-42 and a short tailed A? 1-40. APP is located on human chromosome 21q21.3.