Structure of Alzheimer's disease amyloid precursor protein copper-binding domain at atomic resolution.
Kong, G.K., Adams, J.J., Cappai, R., Parker, M.W.(2007) Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 63: 819-824
- PubMed: 17909280 
- DOI: 10.1107/S1744309107041139
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2FMA - PubMed Abstract: 
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) plays a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, as its cleavage generates the Abeta peptide that is toxic to cells. APP is able to bind Cu2+ and reduce it to Cu+ through its copper-binding domain (CuBD). The interaction between Cu2+ and APP leads to a decrease in Abeta production and to alleviation of the symptoms of the disease in mouse models ...