A C. elegans model of familial Alzheimer's disease shows age-dependent synaptic degeneration independent of amyloid β-peptide
Vaishnavi Divya Nagarajan, Caitlin L. Libowitz, Brian D. Ackley, Michael S. Wolfe
This paper shows that synaptic loss in a C. elegans model of familial Alzheimer's disease is caused by stalled gamma-secretase enzyme-substrate complexes, not amyloid beta peptides or reduced enzyme activity.
Neurobiology of Disease · Jan 10, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience