The Chick as a Model for the Study of the Cellular Mechanisms and Potential Therapies for Alzheimer's Disease

<table><i>Alignment of the amino acid sequences of human, mouse, and chick APP.</i> The numbering refers to the human APP sequence. The RERMS sequence is in gray. Amino acid sequences of A<svg height="16.6625" id="M18" style="vertical-align:-3.56265pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 10 16.6625" width="10" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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t-62 25.5q-24 0 -43.5 -9t-35 -29.5t-27 -44t-22.5 -63t-19.5 -75.5t-18.5 -91q-57 -294 -68 -380q-26 -190 -35 -200q-26 -31 -97 -37l-4 26q19 9 48 170l77 413q23 121 52.5 187.5t83.5 114.5q70 62 148 62q51 0 88.5 -34t37.5 -91z" id="x1D6FD"></path></g>
</svg> domain are underlined.  Residues implicated in amyloidogenesis are indicated in bold. The human (P05067), chicken (Q9DGJ7) and mouse (P12023) APP sequences were obtained from the EMBL database (CLUSTAL 2.0.12 multiple sequence alignment).</table>

International Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease

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Figure 1: The Chick as a Model for the Study of the Cellular Mechanisms and Potential Therapies for Alzheimer's Disease 