Molecular Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Visions for the Future - Part B, Volume 177
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Table of Contents
Preface
David Teplow
1. Relevance of transgenic mouse models for Alzheimer's disease
Leon Tai, Juan Maldonado Weng, Mary Jo LaDu and Scott Brady
2. Mitochondrial transplant to replenish damaged mitochondria: A novel therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases?
Abhisek Mukherjee, Andrea D Becerra Calixto, Melissa Chavez, Jean Paul Delgado Charris and Claudio Soto
3. Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP)-end-binding protein (EB) interactions regulate microtubule dynamics toward protection against tauopathy
Yanina Ivashko-Pachima and Illana Gozes
4. Applying available knowledge and resources to alleviate familial and sporadic neurodegenerative disorders
Mark P. Mattson
5. The cellular machinery of post-endocytic APP trafficking in Alzheimer's disease: A future target for therapeutic intervention?
Lawrence S.B. Goldstein and Utpal Das
6. The search for novel targets in Alzheimer's disease—The 90s redux
Christian Behl
7. Adult hippocampal neurogenesis in Alzheimer's disease
Ahmed Disouky and Orly Lazarov
8. Early detection and personalized medicine: Future strategies against Alzheimer's disease
Antonio Di Meco and Robert Vassar
9. Inflammation and Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis: Mechanisms and therapeutic insight
Gianluigi Forloni, Pietro la Vitola, Milica Cerovic and Claudia Balducci
Description
Molecular Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Visions for the Future, Part B, Volume 177 in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, provides the most topical, informative and exciting monographs available on a wide variety of research topics. The series includes in-depth knowledge on the molecular biological aspects of organismal physiology, with this release including chapters on Alzheimer's disease, Prion-like propagation of alpha-synuclein, What - if anything - can we learn about neurodegenerative diseases from yeast?, Mitochondrial rejuvenation and replacement as a novel strategy for treatment of age-related neurodegenerative diseases, and more.
Key Features
- Includes comprehensive coverage of molecular biology
- Presents ample use of tables, diagrams, schemata and color figures to enhance the reader's ability to rapidly grasp the information provided
- Contains contributions from renowned experts in the field
Readership
Scientists working actively in a field, including those at levels ranging from graduate student to senior investigator. New investigators to a field who wish to familiarize themselves with the latest work
Details
- No. of pages:
- 220
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Academic Press 2021
- Published:
- 16th January 2021
- Imprint:
- Academic Press
- Hardcover ISBN:
- 9780128241431
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780128241448
Ratings and Reviews
About the Serial Editor
David Teplow
Professor Teplow is a member of the Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Director, UCLA Biopolymer Laboratory; and a member of the faculties of the Molecular Biology Institute, Brain Research Institute, Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, and various neuroscience graduate programs. Professor Teplow received degrees in Biochemistry, and in Bacteriology & Immunology, from UC Berkeley; a Ph.D. from the University of Washington, Seattle; and postdoctoral training at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. From 1991-2005, Professor Teplow was a member of the faculty of the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Professor Teplow has published >200 peer-reviewed articles, including ~150 original articles and ~50 reviews, book chapters, and commentaries. Professor Teplow was a founding editor of the Journal of Molecular Neuroscience and Current Chemical Biology. He currently is Associate Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Neurodegenerative Disease. Professor Teplow is a member of numerous national and international scientific advisory and editorial boards.
Affiliations and Expertise
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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