Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41495836›Full record

ArticleMolecular neurodegeneration2026

Neuronal subtype governs amyloid structure, cellular response, and cognitive outcome in genetically targeted APP mouse models.

Gabriella A Perez, Zoe Lai, George A Edwards Iii, Jacob M Dundee, Shannon N Leahy, Chuangye Qi, Yanyan Qi, Ye-Jin Park, Tzu-Chiao Lu, M Danish Uddin and 4 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Molecular neurodegeneration, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Gabriella A Perez *Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Zoe Lai *Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
George A Edwards IiiDepartment of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Jacob M DundeeDepartment of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Shannon N LeahyDepartment of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Chuangye QiHuffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Yanyan QiHuffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Ye-Jin ParkHuffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Tzu-Chiao LuHuffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
M Danish UddinDepartment of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Rong ZhaoDepartment of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Hui ZhengDepartment of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Hongjie LiHuffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Joanna L JankowskyDepartment of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. jankowsky@wustl.edu.

Funding

Preclinical and Clincial OutcomesP50HD103555 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Sandesh Chakravarthy Sreenath Nagamani, David Loren Nelson · 2020 to 2026
$9.9M
Knockin Mouse Models of Alzheimers DiseaseR01AG020670 · NIA · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Hui Zheng · 2002 to 2026
$9.1M
Steps towards a paternal gene activation therapy for Angelman syndromeU54HD083092 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI NELSON, DAVID LOREN, NEUL, JEFFREY L · 2014 to 2019
$7.8M
Plasticity of the entorhinal-hippocampal circuit as a vulnerability in Alzheimer’s DiseaseRF1AG058188 · NIA · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI JANKOWSKY, JOANNA L · 2017 to 2020
$3.2M
Interrogating the link between aging and AD with temporally-controlled transgenesRF1AG054160 · NIA · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI JANKOWSKY, JOANNA L · 2016 to 2016
$2.5M
Causes and consequences of differential APP processing in inhibitory and excitatory neuronsR01AG085751 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JOANNA L JANKOWSKY · 2024 to 2026
$2.0M
Deconstructing the pathogenic effect of APP in memory circuitsR01NS092615 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI JANKOWSKY, JOANNA L · 2015 to 2018
$1.9M
Tecan EVO GenePaint robotS10OD016167 · OD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LJUNGBERG, CECILIA · 2013 to 2013
$215k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG020670NIA NIH HHS R01 AG085751NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG054160NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG058188NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103555NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD083092NIH HHS S10 OD016167NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS092615
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathological heterogeneity is increasingly appreciated in Alzheimer’s disease, yet we do not know how distinct aggregate conformations arise or influence cognitive outcomes. In an amyloid mouse model, we found that different brain regions formed structurally distinct Aβ deposits, prompting us to test whether neuronal subtypes shape aggregate conformation. To address this, we created transgenic mice expressing the same APP construct in either glutamatergic or GABAergic neurons. APP expression in GABAergic neurons resulted in diffuse plaques with high Aβ42/Aβ40 ratios and minimal gliosis, while glutamatergic expression produced neuritic plaques with activated glia. Despite similar Aβ levels, only mice with neuritic plaques exhibited cognitive deficits. These results show that the neuronal source of APP shapes Aβ plaque structure, influencing both cellular response and behavioral outcome. Our findings affirm that amyloid conformation and gliosis—rather than total Aβ load—drive disease progression, and suggest that regional differences in neuronal composition may govern vulnerability.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorCognitionNeuronsPlaque, AmyloidAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalMiceMice, TransgenicAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAmyloid plaqueAPPGABAergicHeterogeneityNeuronal subtypeTransgenic mouse

Identifiers

PMID41495836
PMCPMC12790121

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.