- Transglutaminase 2 is involved in amyloid-beta
Transglutaminase 2 is involved in amyloid-beta
Amino acids (2016-11-20)
Monica Currò, Chiara Gangemi, Maria Laura Giunta, Nadia Ferlazzo, Michele Navarra, Riccardo Ientile, Daniela Caccamo
PMID27864692
ABSTRACT
Deposition of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides has been shown to induce the release of inflammatory factors by activated microglia and brain infiltrating monocytes/macrophages. Interestingly, the enzyme transglutaminase 2 (TG2) has been shown to play a key role in neuroinflammation and regulation of transcription factors involved in immunomodulation. In this study, we aimed to better elucidate the mechanisms underlying TG2 involvement in the pro-inflammatory signaling pathway activated by fibrillar Aβ