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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 3.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Neurol. 2012 Jun 4;237(1):90–95. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.05.018

Figure 1. Simplified diagram of APP structure and processing.

Figure 1

APP undergoes sequential proteolysis by b-secretase (b), a-secretase (a) and g-secretase (g) for the release of Ab from the neuronal plasma membrane. TDP-43 has been shown to increase intraneuronal Ab accumulation via increased b-secretase activation.