EXPRESSION OF BETA-AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN GENE IS DEVELOPMENTALLY-REGULATED IN HUMAN MUSCLE-FIBERS IN-VIVO AND IN-VITRO

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SARKOZI, E [1 ]
ASKANAS, V [1 ]
JOHNSON, SA [1 ]
MCFERRIN, J [1 ]
ENGEL, WK [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SO CALIF,SCH MED,ETHEL PERCY ANDRUS GERONTOL CTR,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
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10.1006/exnr.1994.1109
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
Regenerating muscle fibers in 25 human muscle biopsies, obtained from patients with a variety of neuromuscular diseases, manifested increased mRNA for the beta-amyloid precursor protein (beta APP) that contains the Kunitz-type protease inhibitor (KPI) motif, whereas adult human muscle fibers were negative in their vast non-extrajunctional region. Aneurally cultured normal human muscle fibers also expressed strong KPI-beta APP mRNA signal, which became significantly downregulated during muscle differentiation. Our study demonstrates that in human muscle KPI-beta APP mRNA if developmentally regulated, and it suggests that beta APP may play a role in human muscle development. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
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