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. 2021 Oct 18;72(2):287–302. doi: 10.1007/s12031-021-01918-3

Table 1.

Selection of Aβ- and tau-associated genes present in both the AlzGene and Alzgset databases that have putative Aplysia gene orthologs. Human gene symbols are mapped to gene name, putative Aplysia ortholog IDs, UniProt accession, Gene Ontology IDs, and Gene Ontology names. Genes represented were annotated for GO BP or MF associated with Aβ or tau, present in the AlzGene and Alzgset gene sets, and annotated to putative Aplysia gene orthologs by BLAST + with an e-value of ≤ 0.0001. Genes of high interest in AD are bolded

Gene symbol Gene name Aplysia gene UniProt IDs GO IDs GO names
ADAM10 ADAM metallopeptidase domain 10

LOC101859462,

LOC101851963,

LOC101845373

O14672 GO:0,034,205, GO:0,042,987 Ab formation, amyloid Precursor protein catabolic process
APH1A aph-1 homolog A, gamma-secretase subunit LOC101856734 Q96BI3 GO:0,034,205, GO:0,042,987, GO:0,042,982 Ab formation, amyloid precursor protein Catabolic process, amyloid precursor protein metabolic process
NCSTN Nicastrin LOC100533532 Q92542 GO:0,034,205, GO:0,042,987, GO:0,042,982 Ab formation, amyloid precursor protein catabolic process, amyloid precursor protein metabolic process
PSEN1 Presenilin 1 LOC100533344 P49768 GO:0,034,205, GO:0,042,987, GO:0,042,982 Ab formation, amyloid precursor protein catabolic process, amyloid precursor protein metabolic process
PSENEN Presenilin enhancer, gamma-secretase subunit LOC101854684 Q9NZ42 GO:0,034,205, GO:0,042,987, GO:0,042,982 Ab formation, amyloid precursor protein catabolic process, amyloid precursor protein metabolic process
DYRK1A Dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A LOC106013836 Q13627 GO:0,034,205, GO:0,048,156 Ab formation, tau binding
ADRB2 Adrenoceptor beta 2

LOC101855541, LOC101851894,

LOC101852650, LOC118478765, Apoa

P07550 GO:0,001,540 Amyloid-beta binding
APBB2 Amyloid-beta precursor protein-binding family B member 2 LOC101847028 Q92870 GO:0,001,540 Amyloid-beta binding
BCHE Butyrylcholinesterase

LOC101862164, LOC101860246,

LOC101862869, LOC101851188, LOC101856264, LOC101862414, LOC101861954, LOC101846738, LOC101862657, LOC101859867, LOC106013051, LOC101851390, LOC101854068, LOC118479136

P06276 GO:0,001,540 Amyloid-beta binding
CST3 Cystatin C LOC101857420 P01034 GO:0,001,540 Amyloid-beta binding
EPHA4 EPH receptor A4 LOC101861456 P54764 GO:0,001,540 Amyloid-beta binding
GRIN2B Glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2B LOC100533244 Q13224 GO:0,001,540 Amyloid-beta binding
HSPG2 Heparan sulfate proteoglycan 2

LOC101857847, LOC101859116,

LOC101861971, LOC101855448,

LOC101847382

P98160 GO:0,001,540 Amyloid-beta binding
LRPAP1 LDL receptor-related protein associated protein 1 LOC101847798, LOC101860965 P30533 GO:0,001,540 Amyloid-beta binding
NGFR Nerve growth factor receptor LOC106012918 P08138 GO:0,001,540 Amyloid-beta binding
SORL1 Sortilin-related receptor 1

LOC101857914, LOC118477251,

LOC101846105

Q92673 GO:0,001,540 Amyloid-beta binding
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4

LOC101847817, LOC101850809,

LOC101860761

O00206 GO:0,001,540 Amyloid-beta binding
LDLR Low-density lipoprotein receptor LOC118478465 P01130 GO:0,001,540, GO:0,097,242 Amyloid-beta binding, Amyloid-beta clearance
LRP1 LDL receptor-related protein 1

LOC101849041, LOC101849281,

LOC101859513, LOC100533545,

LOC118478804, LOC118478805,

LOC106013813, LOC106013825

Q07954 GO:0,001,540, GO:0,097,242 Amyloid-beta binding, Amyloid-beta clearance
IDE Insulin-degrading enzyme LOC101845820 P14735 GO:0,001,540, GO:0,097,242, GO:0,050,435 Amyloid-beta binding, Amyloid-beta clearance, Amyloid-beta metabolic process
BACE1 Beta-secretase 1 LOC101859129 P56817 GO:0,001,540, GO:0,050,435 Amyloid-beta binding, Amyloid-beta metabolic process
CHRNA7 Cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 7 subunit

LOC101851082, LOC101856227,

LOC101862541, LOC101856484,

LOC101852526, LOC101856946,

LOC101852974, LOC106012547,

LOC106013357, LOC101853763,

LOC101845987, LOC101845835,

LOC101857864, LOC101858254,

LOC101860243, LOC101845238, LOC101845238, LOC101856899, LOC101856899, LOC101858495, LOC101860344, LOC101860583, LOC106012370, LOC101860114, LOC101860352, LOC101853250, LOC101853479, LOC101861149

P36544 GO:0,001,540, GO:1,904,645 Amyloid-beta binding, response to amyloid-beta
PICALM Phosphatidylinositol-binding clathrin assembly protein LOC101848715 Q13492 GO:0,001,540, GO:0,048,156 Amyloid-beta binding, tau binding
MME Membrane metalloendopeptidase

LOC101861636, LOC101853869,

LOC101854751

P08473 GO:0,097,242, GO:0,050,435 Amyloid-beta clearance, Amyloid-beta metabolic process
ACE Angiotensin-converting enzyme I

LOC101850558, LOC101862115,

LOC101849400, LOC101863140

P12821 GO:0,050,435 Amyloid-beta metabolic process
APP Amyloid-beta precursor protein LOC118478801, LOC100533426 P05067 GO:1,990,000 Amyloid fibril formation
MAPT Microtubule-associated protein tau LOC101864325, LOC106010967 P10636 GO:1,990,000 Amyloid fibril formation
ABCG1 ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 1 LOC101862516 P45844 GO:0,042,987 Amyloid precursor protein catabolic process
DHCR24 24-Dehydrocholesterol reductase

LOC101864542, LOC101864542,

LOC101849310

Q15392 GO:0,042,987 Amyloid precursor protein catabolic process
BIN1 Bridging integrator 1 LOC101856166 O00499 GO:0,048,156 Tau binding
CDK5 Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 LOC101853437, LOC101864023 Q00535 GO:0,048,156 Tau binding
GSK3B Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta LOC100533534 P49841 GO:0,048,156 Tau binding
PIN1 Peptidyl-prolylcis/trans isomerase, NIMA-interacting 1 LOC101858155 Q13526 GO:0,048,156 Tau binding