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ReviewJournal of biomedical science2026

APP-C31 pathology as a target in neurodegenerative diseases.

King Chi Yip, Woon Fei Ho, Yang Liu, Gavin Stewart Dawe

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Review in Journal of biomedical science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

King Chi YipDepartment of Biomedical Science, College of Biomedicine, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China.
Woon Fei HoDepartment of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119077, Singapore.
Yang LiuDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China. liuyang@njucm.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4243-2330
Gavin Stewart DaweDepartment of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119077, Singapore. phcdgs@nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6119-701X

Funding

Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Development Youth Foundation of Jiangsu Province QN202407
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, etc.) are caused by the progressive loss of neurons, which affects many people worldwide. Therefore, many efforts have focused on neurodegenerative disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies. Moreover, amyloid precursor proteins and their cleaving products, including APP-C31, may play important roles in neurodegeneration. This review provides a comprehensive introduction to the structure, neurotoxicity, regulatory mechanism, and relevance of APP-C31 to clinical diseases and its therapeutic potential as a drug target. This work will bridge the gap in our understanding of the function of APP-C31, which provides an experimental basis for neurodegenerative disease therapeutics. Meanwhile, a hypothesis is postulated that the APP-C31 functions not merely as a byproduct of caspase cleavage, but as the critical "central executioner" bridging upstream triggers and downstream neurodegeneration. Diverse upstream stressors, initiate the cascade to generate APP-C31. Once generated, C31 acts as a multi-functional signalling hub driving four distinct pathogenic pathways. Consequently, APP-C31 is hypothesized to be the essential mediator that amplifies these molecular damages into macroscopic failures.

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Amyloid beta-Protein PrecursorNeurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsHumansAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAmyloid precursor protein (APP)APP-C31 fragmentsNeurodegenerative diseasesTherapeutic target

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PMID41639863
PMCPMC12870264

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