APP/BACE graphic (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

APP/BACE graphic

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Top: Vesicles containing APP (green) and BACE (red) are normally segregated in neurons. Bottom: After neuronal stimulation, known to produce more beta-amyloid, APP and BACE converge in common vesicles, depicted in yellow.

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UC San Diego School of Medicine

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