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Aliases | APLP1 , APLP, amyloid beta precursor like protein 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 104775; MGI: 88046; HomoloGene: 68447; GeneCards: APLP1; OMA:APLP1 - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amyloid precursor like protein 1, also known as APLP1, is a protein encoded by the APLP1 gene in humans. [5] [6] APLP1 along with APLP2 are important modulators of glucose and insulin homeostasis. [7]
This gene encodes a member of the highly conserved amyloid precursor protein gene family. The encoded protein is a membrane-associated glycoprotein that is cleaved by secretases in a manner similar to amyloid beta A4 precursor protein cleavage. This cleavage liberates an intracellular cytoplasmic fragment that may act as a transcriptional activator. The encoded protein may also play a role in synaptic maturation during cortical development. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described. [5]
APLP1 and APLP2 double knockout mice display hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia indicating that these two proteins are important modulators of glucose and insulin homeostasis. [7]
APLP1 has also been implicated in the transmission pathologic α-synuclein in Parkinson's disease [8] [9]