Project

Perturbation of apolipoprotein E4 activity in Alzheimer’s disease pathology using single-domain antibodies.

Code
01CD10825
Duration
01 January 2026 → 31 May 2026
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Stem cell biology
    • Molecular and cell biology not elsewhere classified
    • Neurological and neuromuscular diseases
    • Molecular physiology
    • Pathophysiology
Keywords
Apolipoprotein E4 Alzheimer’s disease nanobody
 
Project description
Apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) is the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the exact mechanisms by which apoE4 contributes to AD pathology remain incompletely understood. Single-domain antibodies (nanobodies) are powerful tools to gain new mechanistic insights into protein function. In this project, apoE targeting nanobodies were developed as a toolbox to study apoE4.