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Alzheimer's Disease Research Grant

ER-Mitochondrial Interactions in Familial Alzheimer's Disease

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Principal Investigator

Eric Schon, PhD

Columbia University

New York, NY, USA

About the Research Project

Program

Alzheimer's Disease Research

Award Type

Pilot

Award Amount

$150,000

Active Dates

April 01, 2008 - March 31, 2010

Grant ID

A2008111

Goals

ER-Mitochondrial interactions in familial Alzheimer’s disease

Summary

We have discovered that presenilin-1, a protein that, when mutated, causes familial (i.e. inherited) Alzheimer disease, is located in a specialized compartment of the cell, called endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria-associated membranes (ER-MAM). This novel finding suggests a new mechanism by which the disease arises. We propose a number of experiments aimed at understanding the role of ER-MAM in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease.