BIOLOGICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR THE STUDY AND CONTROL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

摘要

Described herein are devices and methods for simultaneously expressing amyloid precursor protein and TonB protein. For example, the biological devices and methods described herein increase the production of these two proteins while also reducing the cost, making these proteins more widely accessible for medical research purposes, including for the development of diagnostic tests for Alzheimer's disease. The amyloid precursor protein and TonB protein produced by the devices and methods described herein, as well as the devices themselves, can be used in experiments designed to model the interactions between metals and &bgr;-amyloid that are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.