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Name NEP promoter
Type methylation
Species Mus musculus
Tissue brain
Experiment Method PCR, Western blot
Up/Down Up
Pro/Anti Pro
Funtion Description Neprilysin (NEP) is one of the enzymes responsible for Abeta degradation, with its expression decreasing in both Alzheimer and aging brains.We find that Abeta reduces global DNA methylation whilst increasing NEP DNA methylation and further suppressing t
Regulation Gene NEP
Year 2008
Pubmed ID 19007750
Title The epigenetic effects of amyloid-beta(1-40) on global DNA and neprilysin genes in murine cerebral endothelial cells.
Drug AzaC
Disease Alzheimer's disease
Environment Factors NA
Circulating NA
Variant NA
High-throughput NA