Altered aspartate in Alzheimer neurofibrillary tangles. 1992

I L Payan, and S J Chou, and G H Fisher, and E H Man, and C Emory, and W H Frey
Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124.

Normal protein-bound L-aspartyl/L-asparaginyl residues may undergo post-translational modification by racemization to D-aspartate, or by isomerization to the L-isoaspartyl form in which the peptide chain links through the beta carboxyl group of the residue. Based on preliminary results reported here, proteins associated with Alzheimer neurofibrillary tangle preparations contain a significantly greater number of these modified aspartyl residues than the unaffected proteins from the surrounding gray matter or in comparable preparations from normal brains.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008745 Methylation Addition of methyl groups. In histo-chemistry methylation is used to esterify carboxyl groups and remove sulfate groups by treating tissue sections with hot methanol in the presence of hydrochloric acid. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Methylations
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009419 Nerve Tissue Proteins Proteins, Nerve Tissue,Tissue Proteins, Nerve
D011496 Protein Methyltransferases Enzymes that catalyze the methylation of amino acids after their incorporation into a polypeptide chain. S-Adenosyl-L-methionine acts as the methylating agent. EC 2.1.1. Protein Methylase,Protein Methylases,Protein Methyltransferase,Methylase, Protein,Methylases, Protein,Methyltransferase, Protein,Methyltransferases, Protein
D001921 Brain The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM. Encephalon
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old

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