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PS1 Affects the Pathology of Alzheimer's Disease by Regulating BACE1 Distribution in the ER and BACE1 Maturation in the Golgi Apparatus. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232416151. [PMID: 36555791 PMCID: PMC9782474 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232416151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Neuritic plaques are one of the major pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. They are formed by the aggregation of extracellular amyloid-β protein (Aβ), which is derived from the sequential cleavage of amyloid-β precursor protein (APP) by β- and γ-secretase. BACE1 is the main β-secretase in the pathogenic process of Alzheimer's disease, which is believed to be a rate-limiting step of Aβ production. Presenilin 1 (PS1) is the active center of the γ-secretase that participates in the APP hydrolysis process. Mutations in the PS1 gene (PSEN1) are the most common cause of early onset familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD). The PSEN1 mutations can alter the activity of γ-secretase on the cleavage of APP. Previous studies have shown that PSEN1 mutations increase the expression and activity of BACE1 and that BACE1 expression and activity are elevated in the brains of PSEN1 mutant knock-in mice, compared with wild-type mice, as well as in the cerebral cortex of FAD patients carrying PSEN1 mutations, compared with sporadic AD patients and controls. Here, we used a Psen1 knockout cell line and a PS1 inhibitor to show that PS1 affects the expression of BACE1 in vitro. Furthermore, we used sucrose gradient fractionation combined with western blotting to analyze the distribution of BACE1, combined with a time-lapse technique to show that PS1 upregulates the distribution and trafficking of BACE1 in the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi, and endosomes. More importantly, we found that the PSEN1 mutant S170F increases the distribution of BACE1 in the endoplasmic reticulum and changes the ratio of mature BACE1 in the trans-Golgi network. The effect of PSEN1 mutations on BACE1 may contribute to determining the phenotype of early onset FAD.
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Oikawa N, Fabiano M, Müller UC, Walter J. Carboxy-terminal fragment of amyloid precursor protein mediates lipid droplet accumulation upon γ-secretase inhibition. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 570:137-142. [PMID: 34280617 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
γ-Secretase is a protease catalysing the proteolysis of type-I membrane proteins usually after precedent ectodomain shedding of the respective protein substrates. Since proteolysis of membrane proteins is involved in fundamental cellular signaling pathways, dysfunction of γ-secretase can have significant impact on cellular metabolism and differentiation. Here, we examined the role of γ-secretase in cellular lipid metabolism using neuronally differentiated human SH-SY5Y cells. The pharmacological inhibition of γ-secretase induced lipid droplet (LD) accumulation. The LD accumulation was significantly attenuated by preventing the accumulation of C-terminal fragment of the amyloid precursor protein (APP-CTF), which is a direct substrate of γ-secretase. Additionally, LD accumulation upon γ-secretase inhibition was not induced in APP-knock out (APP-KO) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), suggesting significant involvement of APP-CTF accumulation in LD accumulation upon γ-secretase inhibition. On the other hand, γ-secretase inhibition-dependent cholesterol accumulation was not attenuated by inhibition of APP-CTF accumulation in the differentiated SH-SY5Y cells nor in APP-KO MEFs. These results suggest that γ-secretase inhibition can induce accumulation of LD and cholesterol differentially via APP-CTF accumulation.
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- Naoto Oikawa
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127, Bonn, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Heidelberg, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127, Bonn, Germany.
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Zhang X, Zhang CM, Prokopenko D, Liang Y, Zhen SY, Weigle IQ, Han W, Aryal M, Tanzi RE, Sisodia SS. An APP ectodomain mutation outside of the Aβ domain promotes Aβ production in vitro and deposition in vivo. J Exp Med 2021; 218:211936. [PMID: 33822840 PMCID: PMC8034382 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20210313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD)–linked mutations in the APP gene occur either within the Aβ-coding region or immediately proximal and are located in exons 16 and 17, which encode Aβ peptides. We have identified an extremely rare, partially penetrant, single nucleotide variant (SNV), rs145081708, in APP that corresponds to a Ser198Pro substitution in exon 5. We now report that in stably transfected cells, expression of APP harboring the S198P mutation (APPS198P) leads to elevated production of Aβ peptides by an unconventional mechanism in which the folding and exit of APPS198P from the endoplasmic reticulum is accelerated. More importantly, coexpression of APP S198P and the FAD-linked PS1ΔE9 variant in the brains of male and female transgenic mice leads to elevated steady-state Aβ peptide levels and acceleration of Aβ deposition compared with age- and gender-matched mice expressing APP and PS1ΔE9. This is the first AD-linked mutation in APP present outside of exons 16 and 17 that enhances Aβ production and deposition.
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- Xulun Zhang
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Neurology, Genetics and Aging Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA
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- Department of Neurology, Genetics and Aging Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA
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- Department of Neurology, Genetics and Aging Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA
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- Department of Neurology, Genetics and Aging Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Neurology, Genetics and Aging Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA
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Banerjee R, Rudloff Z, Naylor C, Yu MC, Gunawardena S. The presenilin loop region is essential for glycogen synthase kinase 3 β (GSK3β) mediated functions on motor proteins during axonal transport. Hum Mol Genet 2019; 27:2986-3001. [PMID: 29790963 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Neurons require intracellular transport of essential components for function and viability and defects in transport has been implicated in many neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD). One possible mechanism by which transport defects could occur is by improper regulation of molecular motors. Previous work showed that reduction of presenilin (PS) or glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β) stimulated amyloid precursor protein vesicle motility. Excess GSK3β caused transport defects and increased motor binding to membranes, while reduction of PS decreased active GSK3β and motor binding to membranes. Here, we report that functional PS and the catalytic loop region of PS is essential for the rescue of GSK3β-mediated axonal transport defects. Disruption of PS loop (PSΔE9) or expression of the non-functional PS variant, PSD447A, failed to rescue axonal blockages in vivo. Further, active GSK3β associated with and phosphorylated kinesin-1 in vitro. Our observations together with previous work that showed that the loop region of PS interacts with GSK3β propose a scaffolding mechanism for PS in which the loop region sequesters GSK3β away from motors for the proper regulation of motor function. These findings are important to uncouple the complex regulatory mechanisms that likely exist for motor activity during axonal transport in vivo.
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- Rupkatha Banerjee
- Department of Biological Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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Li N, Liu K, Qiu Y, Ren Z, Dai R, Deng Y, Qing H. Effect of Presenilin Mutations on APP Cleavage; Insights into the Pathogenesis of FAD. Front Aging Neurosci 2016; 8:51. [PMID: 27014058 PMCID: PMC4786568 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by progressive memory loss, reduction in cognitive functions, and damage to the brain. The β-amyloid precursor protein can be sequentially cleaved by β- secretase and γ-secretase. Mutations in the presenilin1(PS1) are the most common cause of Familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD). PS1 mutations can alter the activity of γ-secretase on the cleavage of the β-amyloid precursor protein, causing increased Aβ production. Previous studies show that the βAPP-C-terminal fragment is first cleaved by β-scretase, primarily generating long fragments of Aβ48 and Aβ49, followed by the stepwise cleavage of every three amino acid residues at the C terminus, resulting in Aβ48-, 45-, 42 line and Aβ49-, 46-, 43-, 40 line. Here, we used LC-MS/MS to analyze unique peptides IAT, VVIA, ITL, TVI, IVI through sequential cleavage, combined with ELISA to test the level of Aβ42 and Aβ40 for validation. The results show that most FAD mutant PS1 can alter the level of Aβ42 and Aβ40 monitored by the Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio. Among them, six mutants (I143T, H163P, S170F, Q223R, M233V, and G384A) affect the Aβ42/40 ratio through both Aβ49-40 and Aβ48-38 lines; L166P through decreasing the Aβ49-40 line, six mutants (I143V, M146V, G217A, E280A, L381V, and L392V) through increasing the Aβ48-42 line. More importantly, we found some mutations can affect the γ-secretase cleavage preference of α-CTF and β-CTF. In conclusion, we found that the FAD PS1 mutations mainly increase the generation of Aβ42 by decreasing the cleavage of Aβ42–Aβ38 and Aβ43–Aβ40.
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- Nuomin Li
- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing, China
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Tong Y, Sun Y, Tian X, Zhou T, Wang H, Zhang T, Zhan R, Zhao L, Kuerban B, Li Z, Wang Q, Jin Y, Fan D, Guo X, Han H, Qin S, Chui D. Phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) deficiency accelerates memory dysfunction through altering amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Hum Mol Genet 2015; 24:5388-403. [DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Zeng L, Hu C, Zhang F, Xu DC, Cui MZ, Xu X. Cellular FLICE-like Inhibitory Protein (c-FLIP) and PS1-associated Protein (PSAP) Mediate Presenilin 1-induced γ-Secretase-dependent and -independent Apoptosis, Respectively. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:18269-80. [PMID: 26025363 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.640177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Presenilin 1 (PS1) has been implicated in apoptosis; however, its mechanism remains elusive. We report that PS1-induced apoptosis was associated with cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein (c-FLIP) turnover and that γ-secretase inhibitor blocked c-FLIP turnover and also partially blocked PS1-induced apoptosis. A complete inhibition of PS1-induced apoptosis was achieved by knockdown of PS1-associated protein (PSAP), a mitochondrial proapoptotic protein that forms a complex with Bax upon induction of apoptosis, in the presence of γ-secretase inhibitor. PS1-induced apoptosis was partially inhibited by knockdown of caspase-8, Fas-associated protein with death domain (FADD), or Bid. However, knockdown of Bax or overexpression of Bcl-2 resulted in complete inhibition of PS1-induced apoptosis. These data suggest that PS1 induces apoptosis through two pathways: the γ-secretase-dependent pathway mediated by turnover of c-FLIP and the γ-secretase-independent pathway mediated by PSAP-Bax complex formation. These two pathways converge on Bax to activate mitochondria-dependent apoptosis. These findings provide new insight into the mechanisms by which PS1 is involved in apoptosis and the mechanism by which PS1 exerts its pathogenic effects. In addition, our results suggest that PS2 induces apoptosis through a pathway that is different from that of PS1.
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- Linlin Zeng
- From the Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, and
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- From the Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Department of Comparative and Experimental Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 and
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- From the Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, and
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- the Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
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- From the Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, and
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- From the Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, and
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Chen M, Nguyen HT. Our "energy-Ca(2+) signaling deficits" hypothesis and its explanatory potential for key features of Alzheimer's disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2014; 6:329. [PMID: 25489296 PMCID: PMC4253736 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Sporadic Alzheimer's disease (sAD) has not been explained by any current theories, so new hypotheses are urgently needed. We proposed that "energy and Ca(2+) signaling deficits" are perhaps the earliest modifiable defects in brain aging underlying memory decline and tau deposits (by means of inactivating Ca(2+)-dependent protease calpain). Consistent with this hypothesis, we now notice that at least eight other known calpain substrates have also been reported to accumulate in aging and AD. Thus, protein accumulation or aggregation is not a "pathogenic" event, but occurs naturally and selectively to a peculiar family of proteins, and is best explained by calpain inactivation. Why are only calpain substrates accumulated and how can they stay for decades in the brain without being attacked by many other non-specific proteases there? We believe that these long-lasting puzzles can be explained by calpain's unique properties, especially its unusual specificity and exclusivity in substrate recognition, which can protect the substrates from other proteases' attacks after calpain inactivation. Interestingly, our model, in essence, may also explain tau phosphorylation and the formation of amyloid plaques. Our studies suggest that α-secretase is an energy-/Ca(2+)-dual dependent protease and is also the primary determinant for Aβ levels. Therefore, β- and γ-secretases can only play secondary roles and, by biological laws, they are unlikely to be "positively identified". This study thus raises serious questions for policymakers and researchers and these questions may help explain why sAD can remain an enigma today.
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- Ming Chen
- Aging Research Laboratory, Research and Development Service, Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Bay Pines, FL, USA ; Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida Tampa, FL, USA
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- Aging Research Laboratory, Research and Development Service, Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Bay Pines, FL, USA
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Jung JI, Ran Y, Cruz PE, Rosario AM, Ladd TB, Kukar TL, Koo EH, Felsenstein KM, Golde TE. Complex relationships between substrate sequence and sensitivity to alterations in γ-secretase processivity induced by γ-secretase modulators. Biochemistry 2014; 53:1947-57. [PMID: 24620716 PMCID: PMC3985764 DOI: 10.1021/bi401521t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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γ-Secretase
catalyzes the final cleavage of the amyloid precursor
protein (APP), resulting in the production of amyloid-β (Aβ)
peptides with different carboxyl termini. Presenilin (PSEN) and amyloid precursor protein (APP) mutations
linked to early onset familial Alzheimer’s disease modify the
profile of Aβ isoforms generated, by altering both the initial
γ-secretase cleavage site and subsequent processivity in a manner
that leads to increased levels of the more amyloidogenic Aβ42
and in some circumstances Aβ43. Compounds termed γ-secretase
modulators (GSMs) and inverse GSMs (iGSMs) can decrease and increase
levels of Aβ42, respectively. As GSMs lower the level of production
of pathogenic forms of long Aβ isoforms, they are of great interest
as potential Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics. The factors
that regulate GSM modulation are not fully understood; however, there
is a growing body of evidence that supports the hypothesis that GSM
activity is influenced by the amino acid sequence of the γ-secretase
substrate. We have evaluated whether mutations near the luminal border
of the transmembrane domain (TMD) of APP alter the ability of both
acidic, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-derived carboxylate and
nonacidic,
phenylimidazole-derived classes of GSMs and iGSMs to modulate γ-secretase
cleavage. Our data show that point mutations can dramatically reduce
the sensitivity to modulation of cleavage by GSMs but have weaker
effects on iGSM activity. These studies support the concept that the
effect of GSMs may be substrate selective; for APP, it is dependent
on the amino acid sequence of the substrate near the junction of the
extracellular domain and luminal segment of the TMD.
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- Joo In Jung
- Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neuroscience, and McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida 32603, United States
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Veeraraghavalu K, Zhang C, Miller S, Hefendehl JK, Rajapaksha TW, Ulrich J, Jucker M, Holtzman DM, Tanzi RE, Vassar R, Sisodia SS. Comment on "ApoE-directed therapeutics rapidly clear β-amyloid and reverse deficits in AD mouse models". Science 2013; 340:924-f. [PMID: 23704555 DOI: 10.1126/science.1235505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Cramer et al. (Reports, 23 March 2012, p. 1503; published online 9 February 2012) reported that bexarotene rapidly reduces β-amyloid (Aβ) levels and plaque burden in two mouse models of Aβ deposition in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We now report that, although bexarotene reduces soluble Aβ40 levels in one of the mouse models, the drug has no impact on plaque burden in three strains that exhibit Aβ amyloidosis.
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Liu J, Chi N, Chen H, Zhang J, Bian Y, Cui G, Xiu C. Resistin protection against endogenous Aβ neuronal cytotoxicity from mitochondrial pathway. Brain Res 2013; 1523:77-84. [PMID: 23747409 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Neurotoxicity of amyloid β (Aβ) plays an important role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. In this study, we researched the potential protective effects of resistin against Aβ neurotoxicity in mouse Neuro2a (N2a) cells transfected with the Swedish amyloid precursor protein (Sw-APP) mutant and Presenilin exon 9 deletion mutant (N2a/D9), which overproduced Aβ with abnormal intracellular Aβ accumulation. The results show increased levels of ROS, NO, protein carbonyls, and 4HNE in N2a/D9 cells, which were attenuated by resistin treatment in a dose dependent manner. We also found that resistin could improve mitochondrial function in N2a/D9 cells through increasing the level of ATP and mitochondrial membrane potential. MTT and LDH assay indicated that N2a/D9 cells show increased vulnerability to H2O2-induced insult, which could be ameliorated by resistin. Mechanically, we found that resistin prevented apoptosis signals through reducing the ratio of Bax/Bcl2, the level of cleaved caspase-3, and attenuating cytochrome C release. Finally, the results demonstrated that resistin did not change the production of Aβ1-40 and Aβ1-42 in N2a/D9 cells, which suggests that the protective effects of resistin are independent of APP metabolism. This raises the possibility of novel AD therapies using resistin.
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- Jie Liu
- The Department of Neurosurgery, Yantai Yu Huang Ding Hospital, Yantai 264000, Shandong, China
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Park HJ, Shabashvili D, Nekorchuk MD, Shyqyriu E, Jung JI, Ladd TB, Moore BD, Felsenstein KM, Golde TE, Kim SH. Retention in endoplasmic reticulum 1 (RER1) modulates amyloid-β (Aβ) production by altering trafficking of γ-secretase and amyloid precursor protein (APP). J Biol Chem 2012; 287:40629-40. [PMID: 23043097 PMCID: PMC3504776 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.418442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2012] [Revised: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Aβ production is influenced by intracellular trafficking of secretases and amyloid precursor protein (APP). RESULTS Retention in endoplasmic reticulum 1 (RER1) regulates the trafficking of γ-secretase and APP, thereby influences Aβ production. CONCLUSION RER1, an ER retention/retrieval factor for γ-secretase and APP, modulates Aβ production. SIGNIFICANCE RER1 and its influence on γ-secretase and APP may be implicated for a safe strategy to target Aβ production. The presence of neuritic plaques containing aggregated amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the brain parenchyma is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer disease (AD). Aβ is generated by sequential cleavage of the amyloid β precursor protein (APP) by β- and γ-secretase, respectively. As APP processing to Aβ requires transport through the secretory pathway, trafficking of the substrate and access to the secretases are key factors that can influence Aβ production (Thinakaran, G., and Koo, E. H. (2008) Amyloid precursor protein trafficking, processing, and function. J. Biol. Chem. 283, 29615-29619). Here, we report that retention in endoplasmic reticulum 1 (RER1) associates with γ-secretase in early secretory compartments and regulates the intracellular trafficking of γ-secretase. RER1 overexpression decreases both γ-secretase localization on the cell surface and Aβ secretion and conversely RER1 knockdown increases the level of cell surface γ-secretase and increases Aβ secretion. Furthermore, we find that increased RER1 levels decrease mature APP and increase immature APP, resulting in less surface accumulation of APP. These data show that RER1 influences the trafficking and localization of both γ-secretase and APP, thereby regulating the production and secretion of Aβ peptides.
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- Hyo-Jin Park
- From the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and
- the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610
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- From the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and
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- the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610
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- the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610
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- the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610
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- the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610
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- the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610
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- From the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and
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Shi J, Dong Y, Cui MZ, Xu X. Lysophosphatidic acid induces increased BACE1 expression and Aβ formation. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2012; 1832:29-38. [PMID: 23036978 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2012.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
The abnormal production and accumulation of β-amyloid peptide (Aβ), which is produced from amyloid precursor protein (APP) by the sequential actions of β-secretase and γ-secretase, are thought to be the initial causative events in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Accumulating evidence suggests that vascular factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of AD. Specifically, studies have suggested that one vascular factor in particular, oxidized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL), may play an important role in regulating Aβ formation in AD. However, the mechanism by which oxLDL modulates Aβ formation remains elusive. In this study, we report several new findings that provide biochemical evidence suggesting that the cardiovascular risk factor oxLDL may contribute to Alzheimer's disease by increasing Aβ production. First, we found that lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), the most bioactive component of oxLDL induces increased production of Aβ. Second, our data strongly indicate that LPA induces increased Aβ production via upregulating β-secretase expression. Third, our data strongly support the notion that different isoforms of protein kinase C (PKC) may play different roles in regulating APP processing. Specifically, most PKC members, such as PKCα, PKCβ, and PKCε, are implicated in regulating α-secretase-mediated APP processing; however, PKCδ, a member of the novel PKC subfamily, is involved in LPA-induced upregulation of β-secretase expression and Aβ production. These findings may contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms by which the cardiovascular risk factor oxLDL is involved in Alzheimer's disease.
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- Jing Shi
- Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Amyloid precursor protein (APP) traffics from the cell surface via endosomes for amyloid β (Aβ) production in the trans-Golgi network. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:E2077-82. [PMID: 22711829 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1208635109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is processed sequentially by the β-site APP cleaving enzyme and γ-secretase to generate amyloid β (Aβ) peptides, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. The intracellular location of Aβ production-endosomes or the trans-Golgi network (TGN)-remains uncertain. We investigated the role of different postendocytic trafficking events in Aβ(40) production using an RNAi approach. Depletion of Hrs and Tsg101, acting early in the multivesicular body pathway, retained APP in early endosomes and reduced Aβ(40) production. Conversely, depletion of CHMP6 and VPS4, acting late in the pathway, rerouted endosomal APP to the TGN for enhanced APP processing. We found that VPS35 (retromer)-mediated APP recycling to the TGN was required for efficient Aβ(40) production. An interruption of the bidirectional trafficking of APP between the TGN and endosomes, particularly retromer-mediated retrieval of APP from early endosomes to the TGN, resulted in the accumulation of endocytosed APP in early endosomes with reduced APP processing. These data suggest that Aβ(40) is generated predominantly in the TGN, relying on an endocytosed pool of APP recycled from early endosomes to the TGN.
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Mao G, Tan J, Cui MZ, Chui D, Xu X. The GxxxG motif in the transmembrane domain of AbetaPP plays an essential role in the interaction of CTF beta with the gamma-secretase complex and the formation of amyloid-beta. J Alzheimers Dis 2010; 18:167-76. [PMID: 19625750 DOI: 10.3233/jad-2009-1132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gamma-secretase-mediated processing of the amyloid-beta protein precursor (AbetaPP) is a crucial step in the formation of the amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta), but little is known about how the substrate AbetaPP interacts with the gamma-secretase complex. To understand the molecular events involved in gamma-secretase-mediated AbetaPP processing and Abeta formation, in the present study we determined the role of a well conserved GxxxG motif in the transmembrane domain of AbetaPP. Our data clearly demonstrate that substitution of aspartic acid for the key glycine residues in the GxxxG motif almost completely abolished the formation of Abeta. Furthermore, our data revealed that substitution of aspartic acid for the glycine in this GxxxG motif disrupts the interaction of AbetaPP with the gamma-secretase complex. Thus, the present study revealed an essential role for the GxxxG motif in the interaction of AbetaPP with the gamma-secretase complex and the formation of Abeta.
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- Guozhang Mao
- Department of Pathobiology College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Tan J, Mao G, Cui MZ, Lamb B, Sy MS, Xu X. Residues at P2-P1 positions of epsilon- and zeta-cleavage sites are important in formation of beta-amyloid peptide. Neurobiol Dis 2009; 36:453-60. [PMID: 19716417 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2009.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2009] [Revised: 08/14/2009] [Accepted: 08/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Most of the Alzheimer's disease (AD)-linked mutations in amyloid precursor protein (APP), which cause abnormal production of beta-amyloid (Abeta), are localized at the major beta-secretase-and gamma-secretase cleavage sites. In this study, using an APP-knockout mouse neuronal cell line, our data demonstrated that at the P2-P1 positions of the epsilon-cleavage site at Abeta49 and the zeta-cleavage site at Abeta46, aromatic amino acids caused a strong reduction in total Abeta. On the other hand, residues with a long side chain caused a decrease in Abeta(40) and a concomitant increase in Abeta(42) and Abeta(38). These findings indicate that the structures of the substituting residues at these key positions strongly determine the efficiency and preference of gamma-secretase-mediated APP processing, which determines the ratio of different secreted Abeta species, a crucial factor in the disease development. Our findings provide new insight into the mechanisms of gamma-secretase-mediated APP processing and, specifically, into why most AD-linked APP mutations are localized at major gamma-secretase cleavage sites. This information may contribute to the development of methods of prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease aimed at modulating gamma-secretase activity.
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- Jianxin Tan
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Pardossi-Piquard R, Yang SP, Kanemoto S, Gu Y, Chen F, Böhm C, Sevalle J, Li T, Wong PC, Checler F, Schmitt-Ulms G, St George-Hyslop P, Fraser PE. APH1 polar transmembrane residues regulate the assembly and activity of presenilin complexes. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:16298-16307. [PMID: 19369254 PMCID: PMC2713549 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.000067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2009] [Revised: 04/10/2009] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Complexes involved in the gamma/epsilon-secretase-regulated intramembranous proteolysis of substrates such as the amyloid-beta precursor protein are composed primarily of presenilin (PS1 or PS2), nicastrin, anterior pharynx defective-1 (APH1), and PEN2. The presenilin aspartyl residues form the catalytic site, and similar potentially functional polar transmembrane residues in APH1 have been identified. Substitution of charged (E84A, R87A) or polar (Q83A) residues in TM3 had no effect on complex assembly or activity. In contrast, changes to either of two highly conserved histidines (H171A, H197A) located in TM5 and TM6 negatively affected PS1 cleavage and altered binding to other secretase components, resulting in decreased amyloid generating activity. Charge replacement with His-to-Lys substitutions rescued nicastrin maturation and PS1 endoproteolysis leading to assembly of the formation of structurally normal but proteolytically inactive gamma-secretase complexes. Substitution with a negatively charged side chain (His-to-Asp) or altering the structural location of the histidines also disrupted gamma-secretase binding and abolished functionality of APH1. These results suggest that the conserved transmembrane histidine residues contribute to APH1 function and can affect presenilin catalytic activity.
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- From the Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H2, Canada
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- From the Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H2, Canada
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- From the Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H2, Canada
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- From the Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H2, Canada
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- From the Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H2, Canada
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- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire and Institut de NeuroMédecine Moléculaire of CNRS, Equipe Labellisée Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale, Valbonne 06560, France
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- Departments of Neuroscience and Pathology, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Departments of Neuroscience and Pathology, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire and Institut de NeuroMédecine Moléculaire of CNRS, Equipe Labellisée Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale, Valbonne 06560, France
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- From the Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H2, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L5, Canada
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- From the Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H2, Canada; Department of Medicine (Division of Neurology), Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 OXY, United Kingdom
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- From the Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H2, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada.
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Sheng B, Gong K, Niu Y, Liu L, Yan Y, Lu G, Zhang L, Hu M, Zhao N, Zhang X, Tang P, Gong Y. Inhibition of gamma-secretase activity reduces Abeta production, reduces oxidative stress, increases mitochondrial activity and leads to reduced vulnerability to apoptosis: Implications for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Free Radic Biol Med 2009; 46:1362-75. [PMID: 19264123 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2008] [Revised: 01/24/2009] [Accepted: 02/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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It has been argued that gamma-secretase should be considered as a pharmacological target, as there are few mechanism-based experimental and clinical studies on gamma-secretase treatment. In this study, we found that N2a cells bearing APP695 or its Swedish mutant exhibited increased basal levels of ROS, nitric oxide (NO), protein carbonyls, MDA and intracellular calcium, as well as reduced level of the mitochondrial membrane potential and ATP. When the activity of gamma-secretase was inhibited by expression of the D385A PS1 variant, cells (N2a/Swe.D385A) showed reduced basal levels of ROS, nitric oxide (NO), protein carbonyls, MDA and intracellular calcium, as well as increased mitochondrial membrane potential and ATP level. In addition, N2a/Swe.D385A cells showed reduced vulnerability to H(2)O(2)-induced apoptosis. The Bcl-2 and JNK/ERK pathways were proven to be involved in the change of vulnerability to H(2)O(2)-induced apoptosis. Moreover, we discovered that inhibition of gamma-secretase by DAPT would lead to a reduction of ROS levels and stabilization of mitochondrial function in APP (N2a/APP695) and APP Swedish mutant (N2a/APPswe) transfected cells. At last, it was shown that Abeta antibody and antiserum prevented increase of ROS and reduction of mitochondrial membrane potential in N2a/Swe.DeltaE9 cells but not in N2a/Swe.D385A cells, which indicated that reduced formation of Abeta was the reason for reduction of ROS formation and increase of mitochondrial membrane potential when PS-1 activity was impaired in N2a/Swe.D385A cells. We concluded that neurotoxicity was positively correlated with the activity of gamma-secretase, which suggested inhibition of gamma-secretase is a rational pharmacological target for Alzheimer's disease treatment.
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- Baiyang Sheng
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Peters I, Igbavboa U, Schütt T, Haidari S, Hartig U, Rosello X, Böttner S, Copanaki E, Deller T, Kögel D, Wood WG, Müller WE, Eckert GP. The interaction of beta-amyloid protein with cellular membranes stimulates its own production. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2009; 1788:964-72. [PMID: 19366591 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2008] [Revised: 12/21/2008] [Accepted: 01/14/2009] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Gradual changes in steady-state levels of beta amyloid peptides (Abeta) in brain are considered an initial step in the amyloid cascade hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease. Abeta is a product of the secretase cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP). There is evidence that the membrane lipid environment may modulate secretase activity and alters its function. Cleavage of APP strongly depends on membrane properties. Since Abeta perturbs cell membrane fluidity, the cell membrane may be the location where the neurotoxic cascade of Abeta is initiated. Therefore, we tested effects of oligomeric Abeta on membrane fluidity of whole living cells, the impact of exogenous and cellular Abeta on the processing of APP and the role of GM-1 ganglioside. We present evidence that oligoAbeta((1-40)) stimulates the amyloidogenic processing of APP by reducing membrane fluidity and complexing with GM-1 ganglioside. This dynamic action of Abeta may start a vicious circle, where endogenous Abeta stimulates its own production. Based on our novel findings, we propose that oligoAbeta((1-40)) accelerates the proteolytic cleavage of APP by decreasing membrane fluidity.
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- Imke Peters
- Department of Pharmacology, Goethe-University of Frankfurt am Main, Campus Riedberg, Biocenter Geb. N260, R.1.09, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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Sheng B, Song B, Zheng Z, Zhou F, Lu G, Zhao N, Zhang X, Gong Y. Abnormal cleavage of APP impairs its functions in cell adhesion and migration. Neurosci Lett 2008; 450:327-31. [PMID: 19056463 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.11.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2008] [Revised: 11/12/2008] [Accepted: 11/14/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is expressed ubiquitously but its wrong cleavage only occurs in central nervous system. In this research, overexpression of wild type human APP695 was found to stimulate the adhesion and migration of N2a cells. In the cells co-transfected by familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD)-linked Swedish mutant of APP695 gene plus big up tri, openE9 deleted presenilin1 gene (N2a/Swe. big up tri, open9), however, this stimulating function was impaired compared to that in the cells co-transfected by Swedish mutant of APP695 gene plus dominant negative mutant of presenilin1 D385A gene (N2a/Swe.385). Furthermore, it was also found that the phosphorylation of FAK Tyr-861 and GSK-3beta Ser-9 was reduced in N2a/Swe.Delta9 cells, which can be possibly taken as a reasonable explanation for the underlying mechanism. Our results suggest that impaired cell adhesion and migration induced by abnormal cleavage of APP could contribute to the pathological effects in FAD brain.
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- Baiyang Sheng
- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Mirnics K, Norstrom EM, Garbett K, Choi SH, Zhang X, Ebert P, Sisodia SS. Molecular signatures of neurodegeneration in the cortex of PS1/PS2 double knockout mice. Mol Neurodegener 2008; 3:14. [PMID: 18834536 PMCID: PMC2569036 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1326-3-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2008] [Accepted: 10/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Familial Alzheimer's disease-linked variants of presenilin (PSEN1 and PSEN2) contribute to the pathophysiology of disease by both gain-of-function and loss-of-function mechanisms. Deletions of PSEN1 and PSEN2 in the mouse forebrain result in a strong and progressive neurodegenerative phenotype which is characterized by both anatomical and behavioral changes. Results To better understand the molecular changes associated with these morphological and behavioral phenotypes, we performed a DNA microarray transcriptome profiling of the hippocampus and the frontal cortex of the PSEN1/PSEN2 double knock-out mice and littermate controls at five different ages ranging from 2–8 months. Our data suggest that combined deficiencies of PSEN1 and PSEN2 results in a progressive, age-dependent transcriptome signature related to neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation. While these events may progress differently in the hippocampus and frontal cortex, the most critical expression signatures are common across the two brain regions, and involve a strong upregulation of cathepsin and complement system transcripts. Conclusion The observed neuroinflammatory expression changes are likely to be causally linked to the neurodegenerative phenotype observed in mice with compound deletions of PSEN1 and PSEN2. Furthermore, our results suggest that the evaluation of inhibitors of PS/γ-secretase activity for treatment of Alzheimer's Disease must include close monitoring for signs of calpain-cathepsin system activation.
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- Károly Mirnics
- Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN37232, USA.
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Stokin GB, Almenar-Queralt A, Gunawardena S, Rodrigues EM, Falzone T, Kim J, Lillo C, Mount SL, Roberts EA, McGowan E, Williams DS, Goldstein LSB. Amyloid precursor protein-induced axonopathies are independent of amyloid-beta peptides. Hum Mol Genet 2008; 17:3474-86. [PMID: 18694898 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Overexpression of amyloid precursor protein (APP), as well as mutations in the APP and presenilin genes, causes rare forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). These genetic changes have been proposed to cause AD by elevating levels of amyloid-beta peptides (Abeta), which are thought to be neurotoxic. Since overexpression of APP also causes defects in axonal transport, we tested whether defects in axonal transport were the result of Abeta poisoning of the axonal transport machinery. Because directly varying APP levels also alters APP domains in addition to Abeta, we perturbed Abeta generation selectively by combining APP transgenes in Drosophila and mice with presenilin-1 (PS1) transgenes harboring mutations that cause familial AD (FAD). We found that combining FAD mutant PS1 with FAD mutant APP increased Abeta42/Abeta40 ratios and enhanced amyloid deposition as previously reported. Surprisingly, however, this combination suppressed rather than increased APP-induced axonal transport defects in both Drosophila and mice. In addition, neuronal apoptosis induced by expression of FAD mutant human APP in Drosophila was suppressed by co-expressing FAD mutant PS1. We also observed that directly elevating Abeta with fusions to the Familial British and Danish Dementia-related BRI protein did not enhance axonal transport phenotypes in APP transgenic mice. Finally, we observed that perturbing Abeta ratios in the mouse by combining FAD mutant PS1 with FAD mutant APP did not enhance APP-induced behavioral defects. A potential mechanism to explain these findings was suggested by direct analysis of axonal transport in the mouse, which revealed that axonal transport or entry of APP into axons is reduced by FAD mutant PS1. Thus, we suggest that APP-induced axonal defects are not caused by Abeta.
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- Gorazd B Stokin
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0683, USA
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Zou K, Hosono T, Nakamura T, Shiraishi H, Maeda T, Komano H, Yanagisawa K, Michikawa M. Novel role of presenilins in maturation and transport of integrin beta 1. Biochemistry 2008; 47:3370-8. [PMID: 18293935 DOI: 10.1021/bi7014508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Presenilins (PSs) play important roles in modulating the trafficking and maturation of several membrane proteins. However, the target membrane proteins whose trafficking and maturation are regulated by PS are largely unknown. By characterizing PS-deficient fibroblasts, we found that integrin beta1 maturation is promoted markedly in PS1 and PS2 double-deficient fibroblasts and moderately in PS1- or PS2-deficient fibroblasts; in contrast, nicastrin maturation is completely inhibited in PS1 and PS2 double-deficient fibroblasts. Subcellular fractionation analysis demonstrated that integrin beta1 maturation is promoted in the Golgi apparatus. The mature integrin beta1 with an increased expression level was delivered to the cell surface, which resulted in an increased cell surface expression level of mature integrin beta1 in PS1 and PS2 double-deficient fibroblasts. PS1 and PS2 double-deficient fibroblasts exhibited an enhanced ability to adhere to culture dishes coated with integrin beta1 ligands, namely, fibronectin and laminin. The inhibition of gamma-secretase activity enhances neither integrin beta1 maturation nor the adhesion of wild-type cells. Moreover, PS deficiency also promoted the maturation of integrins alpha3 and alpha5 and the cell surface expression of integrin alpha3. Integrins alpha3 and alpha5 were coimmunoprecipitated with integrin beta1, suggesting the formation of the functional heterodimers integrins alpha3beta1 and alpha5beta1. Note that integrin beta1 exhibited features opposite those of nicastrin in terms of maturation and trafficking from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi apparatus in PS1 and PS2 double-deficient fibroblasts. Our results therefore suggest that PS regulates the maturation of membrane proteins in opposite directions and cell adhesion by modulating integrin maturation.
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- Kun Zou
- Department of Alzheimer's Disease Research, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, NCGG, 36-3 Gengo, Morioka, Obu, Aichi 474-8522, Japan.
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Enhanced accumulation of phosphorylated alpha-synuclein and elevated beta-amyloid 42/40 ratio caused by expression of the presenilin-1 deltaT440 mutant associated with familial Lewy body disease and variant Alzheimer's disease. J Neurosci 2008; 27:13092-7. [PMID: 18045903 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4244-07.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Mutations in the PSEN1 gene encoding presenilin 1 (PS1) are linked to a vast majority of pedigrees with early-onset, autosomal dominant forms of familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD). Lewy body (LB) pathology is frequently found in the brains of FAD patients harboring PSEN1 mutations. We recently reported on a novel PS1 mutation with the deletion of threonine at codon 440 (deltaT440) in a familial case diagnosed as having the neocortical type of dementia with LBs (DLB) and variant AD. In this report, we investigated the possible involvement of PS1 deltaT440 mutation in aberrant alpha-synuclein accumulation. We established cell lines that stably express either wild-type (WT) PS1 or the FAD-linked PS1 H163R, E280A, deltaE9, and PS1 deltaT440 mutants and now demonstrate that the expression of the PS1 deltaT440 mutant led to a marked elevation in the ratio of beta-amyloid (Abeta) 42/40 peptides in a conditioned medium. More importantly, we report here that the levels of phosphorylated alpha-synuclein increase in neuronal and non-neuronal cells expressing the PS1 deltaT440 mutant compared with cells that express WT PS1 or the PS1 H163R and E280A variants that are not associated with LB pathology. This finding is consistent with our demonstration of elevated levels of phosphorylated alpha-synuclein in the detergent-resistant fraction prepared from a patient's brain with PS1 deltaT440 mutation. These observations raise the intriguing suggestion that the mechanism(s) by which the PS1 deltaT440 mutant causes DLB and variant AD are by enhancing the phosphorylation of alpha-synuclein and the ratio of Abeta(42/40) peptides, respectively, in the brain.
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Sharples RA, Vella LJ, Nisbet RM, Naylor R, Perez K, Barnham KJ, Masters CL, Hill AF. Inhibition of gamma-secretase causes increased secretion of amyloid precursor protein C-terminal fragments in association with exosomes. FASEB J 2008; 22:1469-78. [PMID: 18171695 DOI: 10.1096/fj.07-9357com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and is associated with the deposition of the 39- to 43-amino acid beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta) in the brain. C-terminal fragments (CTFs) of amyloid precursor protein (APP) can accumulate in endosomally derived multivesicular bodies (MVBs). These intracellular structures contain intraluminal vesicles that are released from the cell as exosomes when the MVB fuses with the plasma membrane. Here we have investigated the role of exosomes in the processing of APP and show that these vesicles contain APP-CTFs, as well as Abeta. In addition, inhibition of gamma-secretase results in a significant increase in the amount of alpha- and beta-secretase cleavage, further increasing the amount of APP-CTFs contained within these exosomes. We identify several key members of the secretase family of proteases (BACE, PS1, PS2, and ADAM10) to be localized in exosomes, suggesting they may be a previously unidentified site of APP cleavage. These results provide further evidence for a novel pathway in which APP fragments are released from cells and have implications for the analysis of APP processing and diagnostics for Alzheimer's disease.
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- Robyn A Sharples
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Victoria 3010, Australia
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Ostrowski SM, Wilkinson BL, Golde TE, Landreth G. Statins Reduce Amyloid-β Production through Inhibition of Protein Isoprenylation. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:26832-26844. [PMID: 17646164 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m702640200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Epidemiological evidence suggests that long term treatment with hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors, or statins, decreases the risk for developing Alzheimer disease (AD). However, statin-mediated AD protection cannot be fully explained by reduction of cholesterol levels. In addition to their cholesterol lowering effects, statins have pleiotropic actions and act to lower the concentrations of isoprenoid intermediates, such as geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate and farnesyl pyrophosphate. The Rho and Rab family small G-proteins require addition of these isoprenyl moieties at their C termini for normal GTPase function. In neuroblastoma cell lines, treatment with statins inhibits the membrane localization of Rho and Rab proteins at statin doses as low as 200 nm, without affecting cellular cholesterol levels. In addition, we show for the first time that at low, physiologically relevant, doses statins preferentially inhibit the isoprenylation of a subset of GTPases. The amyloid precursor protein (APP) is proteolytically cleaved to generate beta-amyloid (Abeta), which is the major component of senile plaques found in AD. We show that inhibition of protein isoprenylation by statins causes the accumulation of APP within the cell through inhibition of Rab family proteins involved in vesicular trafficking. Moreover, inhibition of Rho family protein function reduces levels of APP C-terminal fragments due to enhanced lysosomal dependent degradation. Statin inhibition of protein isoprenylation results in decreased Abeta secretion. In summary, we show that statins selectively inhibit GTPase isoprenylation at clinically relevant doses, leading to reduced Abeta production in an isoprenoid-dependent manner. These studies provide insight into the mechanisms by which statins may reduce AD pathogenesis.
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- Stephen M Ostrowski
- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida 32224
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- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
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Choi SH, Leight SN, Lee VMY, Li T, Wong PC, Johnson JA, Saraiva MJ, Sisodia SS. Accelerated Abeta deposition in APPswe/PS1deltaE9 mice with hemizygous deletions of TTR (transthyretin). J Neurosci 2007; 27:7006-10. [PMID: 17596449 PMCID: PMC6672232 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1919-07.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A cardinal pathological lesion of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the deposition of amyloid beta (Abeta) in the brain. We previously reported that exposing transgenic mice harboring APPswe/PS1deltaE9 transgenes to an enriched environment resulted in reduced levels of Abeta peptides and deposition, findings that were correlated with an increase in the expression of TTR, encoding transthyretin (TTR). TTR is expressed at high levels in the choroid plexus and known to bind Abeta peptides and modulate their aggregation in vitro and in vivo. To explore the impact of TTR expression on Abeta levels and deposition in vivo, we crossed ceAPPswe/PS1deltaE9 transgenic mice to mice with genetic ablations of TTR. We now report that the levels of detergent-soluble and formic acid-soluble levels of Abeta and deposition are elevated in the brains of ceAPPswe/PS1deltaE9/TTR+/- mice compared with age-matched ceAPPswe/PS1deltaE9/TTR+/+ mice. Moreover, Abeta deposition is significantly accelerated in the hippocampus and cortex of ceAPPswe/PS1deltaE9/TTR+/- mice. Our results strongly suggest that TTR plays a critical role in modulating Abeta deposition in vivo.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, and
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Lazarov O, Morfini GA, Pigino G, Gadadhar A, Chen X, Robinson J, Ho H, Brady ST, Sisodia SS. Impairments in fast axonal transport and motor neuron deficits in transgenic mice expressing familial Alzheimer's disease-linked mutant presenilin 1. J Neurosci 2007; 27:7011-20. [PMID: 17596450 PMCID: PMC2801050 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4272-06.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Presenilins (PS) play a central role in gamma-secretase-mediated processing of beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP) and numerous type I transmembrane proteins. Expression of mutant PS1 variants causes familial forms of Alzheimer's disease (FAD). In cultured mammalian cells that express FAD-linked PS1 variants, the intracellular trafficking of several type 1 membrane proteins is altered. We now report that the anterograde fast axonal transport (FAT) of APP and Trk receptors is impaired in the sciatic nerves of transgenic mice expressing two independent FAD-linked PS1 variants. Furthermore, FAD-linked PS1 mice exhibit a significant increase in phosphorylation of the cytoskeletal proteins tau and neurofilaments in the spinal cord. Reductions in FAT and phosphorylation abnormalities correlated with motor neuron functional deficits. Together, our data suggests that defects in anterograde FAT may underlie FAD-linked PS1-mediated neurodegeneration through a mechanism involving impairments in neurotrophin signaling and synaptic dysfunction.
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- Orly Lazarov
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, and
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, and
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, and
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, and
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- Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, and
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Kasuga K, Kaneko H, Nishizawa M, Onodera O, Ikeuchi T. Generation of intracellular domain of insulin receptor tyrosine kinase by gamma-secretase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 360:90-6. [PMID: 17577576 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2007] [Accepted: 06/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The proteolytic cleavage of a precursor protein into alpha- and beta-subunits by furin is required to form functional insulin receptor (IR). In this study, we examined if IR undergoes the additional presenilin (PS)/gamma-secretase-dependent processing. In cells treated with gamma-secretase inhibitors or expressing the dominant-negative PS1 variant led to the accumulation of an endogenous IR C-terminal fragment. In the presence of proteasome inhibitors, we detected a PS/gamma-secretase cleavage product of the IR, termed the IR intracellular domain (ICD). Cellular fractionation and confocal microscopy analyses showed that the IR-ICD is predominantly detected in the nucleus. These data indicate that IR is a tyrosine kinase receptor, which undergoes PS/gamma-secretase-dependent processing. We also show that the autophosphorylation levels of the IR beta-subunit upon insulin stimulation were decreased by the inactivation of PS/gamma-secretase, raising the possibility that the PS/gamma-secretase proteolysis of IR may play a modulatory role in insulin signaling.
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- K Kasuga
- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, 1 Asahimachi, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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Hornsten A, Lieberthal J, Fadia S, Malins R, Ha L, Xu X, Daigle I, Markowitz M, O'Connor G, Plasterk R, Li C. APL-1, a Caenorhabditis elegans protein related to the human beta-amyloid precursor protein, is essential for viability. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:1971-6. [PMID: 17267616 PMCID: PMC1794273 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0603997104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Dominant mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene are associated with rare cases of familial Alzheimer's disease; however, the normal functions of APP and related proteins remain unclear. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has a single APP-related gene, apl-1, that is expressed in multiple tissues. Loss of apl-1 disrupts several developmental processes, including molting and morphogenesis, and results in larval lethality. The apl-1 lethality can be rescued by neuronal expression of the extracellular domain of APL-1. These data highlight the importance of the extracellular domain of an APP family member and suggest that APL-1 acts noncell-autonomously during development. Overexpression of APL-1 also causes several defects, including a high level of larval lethality. Decreased activity of sel-12, a C. elegans homologue of the human gamma-secretase component presenilin 1, partially rescues the lethality associated with APL-1 overexpression, suggesting that SEL-12 activity regulates APL-1 activity either directly or indirectly.
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- Angela Hornsten
- Programs in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry and
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Departments of
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- Department of Biology, City College of the City University of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031; and
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- Department of Biology, City College of the City University of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031; and
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- Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215
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- Programs in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry and
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- Hubrecht Laboratory, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT, Utrecht,The Netherlands
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- Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215
- Department of Biology, City College of the City University of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031; and
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Zhang H, Liu R, Wang R, Hong S, Xu H, Zhang YW. Presenilins regulate the cellular level of the tumor suppressor PTEN. Neurobiol Aging 2007; 29:653-60. [PMID: 17222949 PMCID: PMC4405252 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2006] [Revised: 11/17/2006] [Accepted: 11/28/2006] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid plaques consisting of beta-amyloid (Abeta) peptides and neurofibrillary tangles consisting of hyperphosphorylated tau protein. Abeta is proteolytically derived from its precursor protein through cleavages by beta-secretase and gamma-secretase complex comprising presenilins (PS, PS1/PS2), nicastrin, APH-1 and PEN-2. PS1 is also known to activate the PI3K/Akt cell survival pathway in a gamma-secretase-independent manner. The tumor suppressor PTEN, which antagonizes the PI3K/Akt pathway, has increasingly been recognized to play a key role in neural functions and its level found reduced in AD brains. Here, we demonstrate that the protein level of PTEN is dramatically reduced in cultured cells and embryonic tissues deficient in PS, and in the cortical neurons of PS1/PS2 conditional double knockout mice. Restoration of PS in PS-deficient cells reverses the reduction of PTEN. Regulation of PTEN by PS is independent of the PS/gamma-secretase activity since impaired gamma-secretase by the gamma-secretase inhibitor treatment or due to nicastrin deficiency has little effect on the protein level of PTEN. Our data suggest an important role for PS in signaling pathways involving PI3K/Akt and PTEN that are crucial for physiological functions and the pathogenesis of multiple diseases.
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- Han Zhang
- Institute for Biomedical Research and School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- Corresponding authors: Tel: 592-2188568; fax: 592-2188528; E-mail address: , (Y-w. Zhang) or (H. Xu)
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- Corresponding authors: Tel: 592-2188568; fax: 592-2188528; E-mail address: , (Y-w. Zhang) or (H. Xu)
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Zhao G, Tan J, Mao G, Cui MZ, Xu X. The same gamma-secretase accounts for the multiple intramembrane cleavages of APP. J Neurochem 2007; 100:1234-46. [PMID: 17241131 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04302.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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It has been hypothesized that different C-terminus of beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta) may be generated by different gamma-secretase activities. Recently, we have identified a new zeta-cleavage site at Abeta46, leading to an important finding that the C-terminus of Abeta is produced by a series of sequential cleavages. This finding prompted us to examine the effects of the known gamma-secretase inhibitors on different steps of the gamma-secretase-mediated sequential cleavages and specifically their effects on the formation and turnover of the intermediate Abeta(46). Our results demonstrate that some of the known inhibitors, such as L-685,458 and III-31C as well as inhibitors IV and V, inhibit the formation of secreted Abeta(40/42) by inhibiting the formation of the intermediate Abeta(46). However, most of the other inhibitors show no inhibitory effect on the formation of the intermediate Abeta(46), but rather inhibit the turnover of Abeta(46), resulting in its accumulation. In addition, the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) ibuprofen and sulindac sulfide have no effect on the formation and turnover of Abeta(46), but rather modulate the ratio of secreted Abeta at a step after the formation of Abeta(40) and Abeta(42). Thus, our data strongly suggest that the multi-sequential intramembrane cleavages of amyloid precursor protein C (APP) are likely catalyzed by the same gamma-secretase.
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- Guojun Zhao
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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Vetrivel KS, Zhang YW, Xu H, Thinakaran G. Pathological and physiological functions of presenilins. Mol Neurodegener 2006; 1:4. [PMID: 16930451 PMCID: PMC1513131 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1326-1-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2006] [Accepted: 06/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Mutations in PSEN1 and PSEN2 genes account for the majority of cases of early-onset familial Alzheimer disease. Since the first prediction of a genetic link between PSEN1 and PSEN2 with Alzheimer's disease, many research groups from both academia and pharmaceutical industry have sought to unravel how pathogenic mutations in PSEN cause presenile dementia. PSEN genes encode polytopic membrane proteins termed presenilins (PS1 and PS2), which function as the catalytic subunit of γ-secretase, an intramembrane protease that has a wide spectrum of type I membrane protein substrates. Sequential cleavage of amyloid precursor protein by BACE and γ-secretase releases highly fibrillogenic β-amyloid peptides, which accumulate in the brains of aged individuals and patients with Alzheimer's disease. Familial Alzheimer's disease-associated presenilin variants are thought to exert their pathogenic function by selectively elevating the levels of highly amyloidogenic Aβ42 peptides. In addition to Alzheimer's disease, several recent studies have linked PSEN1 to familiar frontotemporal dementia. Here, we review the biology of PS1, its role in γ-secretase activity, and discuss recent developments in the cell biology of PS1 with respect to Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis.
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- Kulandaivelu S Vetrivel
- Department of Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Physiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience and Aging, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, LaJolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience and Aging, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, LaJolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Physiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Donovan MH, Yazdani U, Norris RD, Games D, German DC, Eisch AJ. Decreased adult hippocampal neurogenesis in the PDAPP mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. J Comp Neurol 2006; 495:70-83. [PMID: 16432899 DOI: 10.1002/cne.20840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Abnormal subgranular zone (SGZ) neurogenesis is proposed to contribute to Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related decreases in hippocampal function. Our goal was to examine hippocampal neurogenesis in the PDAPP mouse, a model of AD with age-dependent accumulation of amyloid-beta(42) (Abeta(42))-containing plaques that is well studied with regard to AD therapies. A secondary goal was to determine whether altered neurogenesis in the PDAPP mouse is associated with abnormal maturation or number of mature cells. A tertiary goal was to provide insight into why hippocampal neurogenesis appears to be increased in AD post-mortem tissue and decreased in most AD mouse models. We report an age-dependent decrease in SGZ proliferation in homozygous PDAPP mice. At 1 year of age, PDAPP mice also had new dentate gyrus granule neurons with abnormal maturation and fewer dying cells relative to control mice. In contrast to decreased SGZ cell birth, PDAPP mice had increased birth of immature neurons in the outer portion of the granule cell layer (oGCL), providing insight into why some studies link AD with increased neurogenesis. However, these ectopic oGCL cells were still rare compared with SGZ proliferating cells, emphasizing that the primary characteristic of PDAPP mice is decreased neurogenesis. The decrease in SGZ neurogenesis was not associated with an age-dependent loss of dentate granule neurons. The altered neurogenesis in the PDAPP mouse may contribute to the age-related cognitive deficits reported in this model of AD and may be a useful adjunct target for assessing the impact of AD therapies.
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- Michael H Donovan
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9070, USA
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Zhang M, Haapasalo A, Kim DY, Ingano LAM, Pettingell WH, Kovacs DM. Presenilin/γ‐secretase activity regulates protein clearance from the endocytic recycling compartment. FASEB J 2006; 20:1176-8. [PMID: 16645046 DOI: 10.1096/fj.05-5531fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The presenilin (PS)/gamma-secretase complex proteolytically cleaves more than 20 different proteins in addition to the amyloid precursor protein (APP). These substrates are almost exclusively type I membrane proteins. Many undergo internalization from the cell surface followed by degradation or recycling back to the plasma membrane through the endocytic recycling compartment (ERC). Evidence shows that the PSs also regulate intracellular trafficking of APP and its C-terminal fragments (CTFs). To investigate whether PS/gamma-secretase activity is required for normal endosomal recycling, we performed live cell imaging experiments with fluorescently labeled transferrin, reported to specifically traffic through the ERC. By using pharmacological gamma-secretase inhibitors or cell lines lacking functional PS/gamma-secretase, here we show that PS/gamma-secretase activity is required for clearance of transferrin from the ERC. Interestingly, lack of PS/gamma-secretase function also resulted in the accumulation of APP and APP-CTFs in the ERC in addition to the cell surface. Familial Alzheimer's disease mutations in APP-CTFs did not affect endocytic recycling of these proteins. Our results suggest that PS/gamma-secretase activity is required for normal endosomal recycling of soluble and membrane-associated proteins through the ERC and propose a new mechanism by which impaired PS/gamma-secretase function may eventually contribute to neurodegeneration.
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- Mei Zhang
- Neurobiology of Disease Laboratory, Genetics and Aging Research Unit, Department of Neurology/MIND, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 114 16th Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA
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Wirths O, Multhaup G, Czech C, Feldmann N, Blanchard V, Tremp G, Beyreuther K, Pradier L, Bayer TA. Intraneuronal APP/A beta trafficking and plaque formation in beta-amyloid precursor protein and presenilin-1 transgenic mice. Brain Pathol 2006; 12:275-86. [PMID: 12146796 PMCID: PMC8095864 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2002.tb00442.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Neuropil deposition of beta-amyloid peptides A beta40 and A beta42 is believed to be the key event in the neurodegenerative processes of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since A beta seems to carry a transport signal that is required for axonal sorting of its precursor beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP), we studied the intraneuronal staining profile of A beta peptides in a transgenic mouse model expressing human mutant APP751 (KM670/671NL and V7171) and human mutant presenilin-1 (PS-1 M146L) in neurons. Using surface plasmon resonance we analyzed the A beta antibodies and defined their binding profile to APP, A beta40 and A beta42. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that intraneuronal A beta40 and A beta42 staining preceded plaque deposition, which started at 3 months of age. A beta was observed in the somatodendritic and axonal compartments of many neurons. Interestingly, the striatum, which lacks transgenic APP expression harbored many plaques at 10 months of age. This is most likely due to an APP/A beta transport problem and may be a model region to study APP/A beta trafficking as an early pathological event.
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- Oliver Wirths
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn Medical Center, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology University of Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn Medical Center, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn Medical Center, Germany
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Lazarov O, Morfini GA, Lee EB, Farah MH, Szodorai A, DeBoer SR, Koliatsos VE, Kins S, Lee VMY, Wong PC, Price DL, Brady ST, Sisodia SS. Axonal transport, amyloid precursor protein, kinesin-1, and the processing apparatus: revisited. J Neurosci 2006; 25:2386-95. [PMID: 15745965 PMCID: PMC6726084 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3089-04.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The sequential enzymatic actions of beta-APP cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1), presenilins (PS), and other proteins of the gamma-secretase complex liberate beta-amyloid (Abeta) peptides from larger integral membrane proteins, termed beta-amyloid precursor proteins (APPs). Relatively little is known about the normal function(s) of APP or the neuronal compartment(s) in which APP undergoes proteolytic processing. Recent studies have been interpreted as consistent with the idea that APP serves as a kinesin-1 cargo receptor and that PS and BACE1 are associated with the APP-resident membranous cargos that undergo rapid axonal transport. In this report, derived from a collaboration among several independent laboratories, we examined the potential associations of APP and kinesin-1 using glutathione S-transferase pull-down and coimmunoprecipitation assays. In addition, we assessed the trafficking of membrane proteins in the sciatic nerves of transgenic mice with heterozygous or homozygous deletions of APP. In contrast to previous reports, we were unable to find evidence for direct interactions between APP and kinesin-1. Furthermore, the transport of kinesin-1 and tyrosine kinase receptors, previously reported to require APP, was unchanged in axons of APP-deficient mice. Finally, we show that two components of the APP proteolytic machinery, i.e., PS1 and BACE1, are not cotransported with APP in the sciatic nerves of mice. These findings suggest that the hypothesis that APP serves as a kinesin-1 receptor and that the proteolytic processing machinery responsible for generating Abeta is transported in the same vesicular compartment in axons of peripheral nerves requires revision.
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- Orly Lazarov
- Department of Neurobiology, Pharmacology, and Physiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Réchards M, Xia W, Oorschot V, van Dijk S, Annaert W, Selkoe DJ, Klumperman J. Presenilin-1-mediated Retention of APP Derivatives in Early Biosynthetic Compartments. Traffic 2006; 7:354-64. [PMID: 16497228 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2006.00388.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) leads to the production of amyloid-beta (Abeta), the major component of extracellular plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Presenilin-1 (PS-1) plays a key role in the final step of Abeta formation, the gamma-secretase cleavage. Previously, we showed that PS-1 is retained in pre-Golgi compartments by incorporation into COPI-coated membranes of the vesicular tubular clusters (VTCs) between endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi complex. Here, we show that PS-1 also mediates the retention of the beta-cleavage-derived APP-C-terminal fragment (CTFbeta) and/or Abeta in pre-Golgi membranes. Overexpression of PS-1 increased the percentage of CTFbeta and/or Abeta in VTCs as well as their distribution to COPI-coated VTC membranes. By contrast, overexpression of the dominant-negative aspartate mutant PS-1(D257A) or PS-knockout decreased incorporation of these APP derivatives into COPI-coated membranes. Sorting of APP derivatives to COPI-coated VTC membranes was not depending on the APP cytosolic tail. In post-Golgi compartments, PS-1 expression enhanced the association of full-length APP/APPs with endosomal compartments at the expense of plasma membrane-bound APP. We conclude that PS-1, in addition to its role in gamma-secretase cleavage, is also required for the subcellular routing of APP and its derivatives. Malfunctioning of PS-1 in this role may have important consequences for the progress of AD.
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- Marloes Réchards
- Cell Microscopy Center, Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center and Institute for Biomembranes, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Kuzuya A, Uemura K, Kitagawa N, Aoyagi N, Kihara T, Ninomiya H, Ishiura S, Takahashi R, Shimohama S. Presenilin 1 is involved in the maturation of β-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1). J Neurosci Res 2006; 85:153-65. [PMID: 17075903 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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One of the pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease is the excessive deposition of beta-amyloid peptides (Abeta) in senile plaques. Abeta is generated when beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP) is cleaved sequentially by beta-secretase, identified as beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1), and gamma-secretase, a putative enzymatic complex containing presenilin 1 (PS1). However, functional interaction between PS1 and BACE1 has never been known. In addition to this classical role in the generation of Abeta peptides, it has also been proposed that PS1 affects the intracellular trafficking and maturation of selected membrane proteins. We show that the levels of exogenous and endogenous mature BACE1 expressed in presenilin-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts (PS-/-MEFs) were reduced significantly compared to those in wild-type MEFs. Moreover, the levels of mature BACE1 were increased in human neuroblastoma cell line, SH-SY5Y, stably expressing wild-type PS1, compared to native cells. Conversely, the maturation of BACE1 was compromised under the stable expression of dominant-negative mutant PS1 overexpression. Immunoprecipitation assay showed that PS1 preferably interacts with proBACE1 rather than mature BACE1, indicating that PS1 can be directly involved in the maturation process of BACE1. Further, endogenous PS1 was immunoprecipitated with endogenous BACE1 in SH-SY5Y cells and mouse brain tissue. We conclude that PS1 is directly involved in the maturation of BACE1, thus possibly functioning as a regulator of both beta- and gamma-secretase in Abeta generation.
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- Akira Kuzuya
- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Dong Y, Tan J, Cui MZ, Zhao G, Mao G, Singh N, Xu X. Calpain inhibitor MDL28170 modulates Abeta formation by inhibiting the formation of intermediate Abeta46 and protecting Abeta from degradation. FASEB J 2005; 20:331-3. [PMID: 16354722 DOI: 10.1096/fj.05-4524fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The observations that three major cleavages within the transmembrane domain of APP, namely, the gamma-cleavage, -cleavage, and the newly identified zeta-cleavage, are involved in the generation of secreted Abeta40 and Abeta42 prompted us to determine how the calpain inhibitor III MDL 28170 influences these three cleavages and Abeta formation. With the use of a cell culture system, our data demonstrate that 1) at either high concentrations, or at a low range of concentrations, at early time points, MDL 28170 inhibits the formation of secreted Abeta40 and Abeta42. However, this effect is due to inhibition of the intermediate Abeta46 generation by zeta-cleavage and not due to direct inhibition of the gamma-cleavage that produces Abeta40/42 from Abeta46; 2) at low range of concentrations and at late time points, MDL 28170 causes an increase in secreted Abeta40/42 that likely results from inhibition of degradation of both the initial substrate, CTFbeta, and the final product, Abeta40/42, of gamma-secretase. These data strongly suggest that formation of Abeta46 is a key step in the gamma-secretase mediated generation of Abeta40/42 and provide a new target for the development of Abeta inhibitors. These data also suggest that calpain and related proteases, which are sensitive to MDL 28170, play an important role in the accumulation of secreted Abeta.
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- Yunzhou Dong
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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Zhao G, Cui MZ, Mao G, Dong Y, Tan J, Sun L, Xu X. γ-Cleavage Is Dependent on ζ-Cleavage during the Proteolytic Processing of Amyloid Precursor Protein within Its Transmembrane Domain. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:37689-97. [PMID: 16157587 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507993200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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beta-Amyloid precursor protein apparently undergoes at least three major cleavages, gamma-, epsilon-, and the newly identified zeta-cleavage, within its transmembrane domain to produce secreted beta-amyloid protein (Abeta). However, the roles of epsilon- and zeta-cleavages in the formation of secreted Abeta and the relationship among these three cleavages, namely epsilon-, zeta-, and gamma-cleavages, remain elusive. We investigated these issues by attempting to determine the formation and turnover of the intermediate products generated by these cleavages, in the presence or absence of known gamma-secretase inhibitors. By using a differential inhibition strategy, our data demonstrate that Abeta(46) is an intermediate precursor of secreted Abeta. Our co-immunoprecipitation data also reveal that, as an intermediate, Abeta(46) is tightly associated with presenilin in intact cells. Furthermore, we identified a long Abeta species that is most likely the long sought after intermediate product, Abeta(49), generated by epsilon-cleavage, and this Abeta(49) is further processed by zeta- and gamma-cleavages to generate Abeta(46) and ultimately the secreted Abeta(40/42). More interestingly, our data demonstrate that gamma-cleavage not only occurs last but also depends on zeta-cleavage occurring prior to it, indicating that zeta-cleavage is crucial for the formation of secreted Abeta. Thus, we conclude that the C terminus of secreted Abeta is most likely generated by a series of sequential cleavages, namely first epsilon-cleavage which is then followed by zeta- and gamma-cleavages, and that Abeta(46) produced by zeta-cleavage is the precursor of secreted Abeta(40/42).
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- Guojun Zhao
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 37996, USA
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Kim SH, Sisodia SS. Evidence that the "NF" motif in transmembrane domain 4 of presenilin 1 is critical for binding with PEN-2. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:41953-66. [PMID: 16234243 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m509070200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Macromolecular complexes containing presenilins (PS1 and PS2), nicastrin, anterior pharynx defective phenotype 1 (APH-1), and PS enhancer 2 (PEN-2) mediate the intramembranous, gamma-secretase cleavage of beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP), Notch, and a variety of type 1 membrane proteins. We previously demonstrated that PEN-2 is critical for promoting endoproteolysis of PS1 and that the proximal two-thirds of transmembrane domain (TMD) 1 of PEN-2 is required for binding with PS1. In this study, we sought to identify the structural domains of PS1 that are necessary for binding with PEN-2. To address this issue, we generated a series of constructs encoding PS1 mutants harboring deletions or replacements of specific TMDs of PS1-NTF, and examined the effects of encoded molecules on interactions with PEN-2, stabilization and endoproteolysis of PS1, and gamma-secretase activity. We now show that PS1 TMDs 1 and 2 and the intervening hydrophilic loop are dispensable for binding to PEN-2. Furthermore, analysis of chimeric PS1 molecules that harbor replacements of each TMD with corresponding transmembrane segments from the sterol regulatory element-binding protein cleavage activating protein (SCAP) revealed that the PS1-SCAP TMD4 mutant failed to coimmunoprecipitate endogenous PEN-2, strongly suggesting that the fourth TMD of PS1 is required for interaction with PEN-2. Further mutational analyses revealed that the "NF" sequence within the TMD4 of PS1 is the minimal motif that is required for binding with PEN-2, promoting PS1 endoproteolysis and gamma-secretase activity.
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- Seong-Hun Kim
- Department of Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Physiology, the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Lazarov O, Robinson J, Tang YP, Hairston IS, Korade-Mirnics Z, Lee VMY, Hersh LB, Sapolsky RM, Mirnics K, Sisodia SS. Environmental enrichment reduces Abeta levels and amyloid deposition in transgenic mice. Cell 2005; 120:701-13. [PMID: 15766532 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 631] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2004] [Revised: 11/17/2004] [Accepted: 01/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cerebral deposition of beta-amyloid (Abeta) peptides is an invariant pathological hallmark in brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and transgenic mice coexpressing familial AD-linked APP and PS1 variants. We now report that exposure of transgenic mice to an "enriched environment" results in pronounced reductions in cerebral Abeta levels and amyloid deposits, compared to animals raised under "standard housing" conditions. The enzymatic activity of an Abeta-degrading endopeptidase, neprilysin, is elevated in the brains of "enriched" mice and inversely correlated with amyloid burden. Moreover, DNA microarray analysis revealed selective upregulation in levels of transcripts encoded by genes associated with learning and memory, vasculogenesis, neurogenesis, cell survival pathways, Abeta sequestration, and prostaglandin synthesis. These studies provide evidence that environmental enrichment leads to reductions in steady-state levels of cerebral Abeta peptides and amyloid deposition and selective upregulation in levels of specific transcripts in brains of transgenic mice.
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- Orly Lazarov
- Department of Neurobiology, Pharmacology, and Physiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Wrigley JDJ, Schurov I, Nunn EJ, Martin ACL, Clarke EE, Ellis S, Bonnert TP, Shearman MS, Beher D. Functional Overexpression of γ-Secretase Reveals Protease-independent Trafficking Functions and a Critical Role of Lipids for Protease Activity. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:12523-35. [PMID: 15613471 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m413086200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Presenilins appear to form the active center of gamma-secretase but require the presence of the integral membrane proteins nicastrin, anterior pharynx defective 1, and presenilin enhancer 2 for catalytic function. We have simultaneously overexpressed all of these polypeptides, and we demonstrate functional assembly of the enzyme complex, a substantial increase in enzyme activity, and binding of all components to a transition state analogue gamma-secretase inhibitor. Co-localization of all components can be observed in the Golgi compartment, and further trafficking of the individual constituents seems to be dependent on functional assembly. Apart from its catalytic function, gamma-secretase appears to play a role in the trafficking of the beta-amyloid precursor protein, which was changed upon reconstitution of the enzyme but unaffected by pharmacological inhibition. Because the relative molecular mass and stoichiometry of the active enzyme complex remain elusive, we performed size exclusion chromatography of solubilized gamma-secretase, which yielded evidence of a tetrameric form of the complex, yet almost completely abolished enzyme activity. Gamma-secretase activity was reconstituted upon addition of an independent size exclusion chromatography fraction of lower molecular mass and nonproteinaceous nature, which could be replaced by a brain lipid extract. The same treatment was able to restore enzyme activity after immunoaffinity purification of the gamma-secretase complex, demonstrating that lipids play a key role in preserving the catalytic activity of this protease. Furthermore, these data show that it is important to discriminate between intact, inactive gamma-secretase complexes and the active form of the enzyme, indicating the care that must be taken in the study of gamma-secretase.
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- Jonathan D J Wrigley
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, The Neuroscience Research Centre, Terlings Park, Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR, United Kingdom
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Zhang YW, Luo WJ, Wang H, Lin P, Vetrivel KS, Liao F, Li F, Wong PC, Farquhar MG, Thinakaran G, Xu H. Nicastrin is critical for stability and trafficking but not association of other presenilin/gamma-secretase components. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:17020-6. [PMID: 15711015 PMCID: PMC1201533 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m409467200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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gamma-Secretase, which is responsible for the intramembranous cleavage of Alzheimer beta-amyloid precursor protein and the signaling receptor Notch, is a multiprotein complex consisting of at least four components: presenilin (PS); nicastrin (Nct); APH-1 (anterior pharynx-defective-1); and presenilin enhancer-2 (PEN-2). Presenilin 1 (PS1) is known to be essential for the stability, interaction, and trafficking of the other PS1/gamma-secretase components. However, the precise functions of the other components remain elusive. Here, we investigated the functions of Nct within the PS1/gamma-secretase complex. We demonstrated that the loss of Nct expression in the embryonic fibroblast cells (Nct KO cells) results in dramatically decreased levels of APH-1, PEN-2, and PS1 fragments accompanied by a significant accumulation of full-length PS1. In the absence of Nct, PEN-2 and full-length PS1 are subjected to proteasome-mediated degradation, whereas the degradation of APH-1 is mediated by both proteasomal and lysosomal pathways. Unlike the case of wild type cells in which the gamma-secretase complex mainly locates in the trans-Golgi network, the majority of residual PEN-2, APH-1, and the uncleaved full-length PS1 in Nct KO cells reside in the endoplasmic reticulum, which remain associated with each other in the absence of Nct. Interestingly, significant amounts of full-length PS1 and PEN-2, but not APH-1, are detected on the plasma membrane in Nct KO cells, suggesting the Nct-independent cell surface delivery of the PEN-2.PS1. Finally, the diminished PEN-2 protein level in Nct-deficient cells can be partially restored by overexpression of exogenous PS1, APH-1, or PEN-2 individually or collectively, indicating a dispensable role for Nct in controlling PEN-2 level. Taken together, our study demonstrates a critical role of Nct in the stability and proper intracellular trafficking of other components of the PS1/ gamma-secretase complex but not in maintaining the association of PEN-2, APH-1, and full-length PS1.
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- Yun-wu Zhang
- From the Center for Neuroscience and Aging, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Neurobiology, Pharmacology, and Physiology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, and
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- From the Center for Neuroscience and Aging, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- From the Center for Neuroscience and Aging, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Neurobiology, Pharmacology, and Physiology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, and
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- From the Center for Neuroscience and Aging, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
- ‡‡ To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel.: 858-713-9946; Fax: 858-713-6273; E-mail:
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Kim SH, Sisodia SS. A Sequence within the First Transmembrane Domain of PEN-2 Is Critical for PEN-2-mediated Endoproteolysis of Presenilin 1. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:1992-2001. [PMID: 15537629 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412404200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Macromolecular complexes containing presenilins (PS), nicastrin (NCT), APH-1, and PEN-2 mediate the gamma-secretase cleavage of the beta-amyloid precursor protein and Notch. APH-1 and NCT stabilize the PS1 holoprotein, whereas PEN-2 is critical for endoproteolysis of PS1. To define the structural domains of PEN-2 that are necessary for mediating PS1 endoproteolysis and gamma-secretase activity, we coexpressed APH-1, NCT, and PS1 together with a series of PEN-2 mutants, which harbored deletions in hydrophilic segments, or chimeric PEN-2 molecules that contained heterologous transmembrane domains (TMDs). We now report that with the exception of the PEN-2 variants with deletions proximal to the TMDs, the vast majority of the deletion variants were functional. Mutants that were nonfunctional were also unstable but were rescued by transposition of a heterologous sequence containing conservative amino acid substitutions into the deleted region. Notably, the carboxyl-terminal hydrophilic domain of PEN-2 was dispensable for promoting PS1 endoproteolysis but was critical for stabilizing the resulting PS1 derivatives. More importantly, we demonstrated that a chimeric PEN-2 with a replacement of the TMD2 with the TMD1 from sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 (SREBP-1) is fully functional but that a chimeric PEN-2 with a replacement of the TMD1 with the TMD2 from SREBP-1 is not. The function of this latter chimera was rescued by the replacement of the proximal two-thirds of the SREBP-1 TMD2 with the proximal two-thirds of the authentic TMD1 from PEN-2. These results suggest that the proximal two-thirds of the PEN-2 TMD1 is functionally important for endoproteolysis of PS1 holoproteins and the generation of PS1 fragments, essential components of the gamma-secretase complex.
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- Seong-Hun Kim
- Department of Neurobiology, Pharmacology, and Physiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Suga K, Tomiyama T, Mori H, Akagawa K. Syntaxin 5 interacts with presenilin holoproteins, but not with their N- or C-terminal fragments, and affects beta-amyloid peptide production. Biochem J 2004; 381:619-28. [PMID: 15109302 PMCID: PMC1133870 DOI: 10.1042/bj20040618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2004] [Accepted: 04/27/2004] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mutations in presenilins 1 and 2 (PS1 and PS2) account for the majority of cases of early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease. However, the trafficking and interaction of PSs with other proteins in the early secretory pathways are poorly understood. Using co-immunoprecipitation, we found that PS bound to Syx5 (syntaxin 5), which is a target-soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptor involved in endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-Golgi vesicular transport in vivo. Syx5 interacted only with the full-length PS holoproteins and not with the naturally occurring N- or C-terminal fragments. The PS holoproteins co-immunoprecipitated with the mutant Syx5, which localized to the ER and Golgi compartments, despite the substitution of the transmembrane region with that of syntaxin 1A. In contrast, the transmembrane deletion mutant that localized to the cytosol, but not to the ER or Golgi compartments, did not co-immunoprecipitate the PS holoproteins. The PS1 variant linked to familial Alzheimer's disease (PS1DeltaE9), lacking the region that contains the endoproteolytic cleavage site in the cytoplasmic loop, showed markedly decreased binding to Syx5. Immunofluorescence and sucrose-density-gradient fractionation analyses showed that the full-length PS holoproteins co-localized with Syx5 to the ER and cis-Golgi compartments. Furthermore, Syx5 overexpression resulted in the accumulation of PS holoproteins and the beta-amyloid precursor protein, and reduced the secretion of the Abeta (amyloid beta) peptide in COS-7 cells. In summary, these results indicate that Syx5 binds to full-length PSs and affects the processing and trafficking of beta-amyloid precursor protein in the early secretory compartments.
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- Kei Suga
- Department of Cell Physiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2, Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan.
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Chyung JH, Raper DM, Selkoe DJ. Gamma-secretase exists on the plasma membrane as an intact complex that accepts substrates and effects intramembrane cleavage. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:4383-92. [PMID: 15569674 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m409272200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Research on Alzheimer's disease led to the identification of a novel proteolytic mechanism in all metazoans, the presenilin/gamma-secretase complex. This unique intramembrane-cleaving aspartyl protease is required for the normal processing of Notch, Jagged, beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP), E-cadherin, and many other receptor-like proteins. We recently provided indirect evidence of gamma-secretase activity at the cell surface in HeLa cells following inhibition of receptor-mediated endocytosis. Here, we directly identify and isolate gamma-secretase as an intact complex (Presenilin, Nicastrin, Aph-1, and Pen-2) from the plasma membrane, both in overexpressing cell lines and endogenously. Inhibition of its proteolytic activity allowed cell surface gamma-secretase to be captured in association with its plasma membrane-localized APP substrates (C83 and C99). Moreover, non-denaturing isolation of the intact enzyme complex revealed that cell surface gamma-secretase can specifically generate amyloid beta-protein from an APP substrate and similarly cleave a Notch substrate. These data directly establish the proteolytic function of gamma-secretase on the plasma membrane, independent of a hypothesized substrate trafficking role. We conclude that presenilin/gamma-secretase exists as a mature complex at the cell surface, where it interacts with and can cleave its substrates, consistent with an essential function in processing many adhesion molecules and receptors required for cell-cell interaction or intercellular signaling.
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- Jay H Chyung
- Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Akbari Y, Hitt BD, Murphy MP, Dagher NN, Tseng BP, Green KN, Golde TE, LaFerla FM. Presenilin regulates capacitative calcium entry dependently and independently of gamma-secretase activity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 322:1145-52. [PMID: 15336962 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.07.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mutations in presenilin-1 and 2 (PS) lead to increased intracellular calcium stores and an attenuation in the refilling mechanism known as capacitative calcium entry (CCE). Previous studies have shown that the mechanism by which PS modulates intracellular calcium signaling is dependent on gamma-secretase activity. Although the modulation of intracellular calcium signaling can lead to alterations in CCE, it is plausible that PS can also directly affect CCE independent of the effect it exerts on intracellular stores. To investigate this possibility, we studied the effects of the dominant negative variant of PS1 known as DeltaTM1-2, which lacks the first two transmembrane domains of PS1 and in which gamma-secretase activity is abrogated. We demonstrate that, like other dominant negative isoforms of PS1, DeltaTM1-2 expression leads to reduced intracellular calcium. However, unlike other dominant negative isoforms, DeltaTM1-2 leads to a deficit rather than a potentiation of CCE. These data suggest that changes in the structural components of presenilin can modulate CCE independent of its function in gamma-secretase activity and intracellular calcium stores.
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- Yama Akbari
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-4545, USA
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Zhao G, Mao G, Tan J, Dong Y, Cui MZ, Kim SH, Xu X. Identification of a new presenilin-dependent zeta-cleavage site within the transmembrane domain of amyloid precursor protein. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:50647-50. [PMID: 15485850 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c400473200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Gamma-secretase cleavage of beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP) is crucial in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease, because it is the decisive step in the formation of the C terminus of beta-amyloid protein (Abeta). To better understand the molecular events involved in gamma-secretase cleavage of APP, in this study we report the identification of a new intracellular long Abeta species containing residues 1-46 (Abeta46), which led to the identification of a novel zeta-cleavage site between the known gamma- and epsilon-cleavage sites within the transmembrane domain of APP. Our data clearly demonstrate that the new zeta-cleavage is a presenilin-dependent event. It is also noted that the new zeta-cleavage site at Abeta46 is the APP717 mutation site. Furthermore, we show that the new zeta-cleavage is inhibited by gamma-secretase inhibitors known as transition state analogs but less affected by inhibitors known as non-transition state gamma-secretase inhibitors. Thus, the identification of Abeta46 establishes a system to determine the specificity or the preference of the known gamma-secretase inhibitors by examining their effects on the formation or turnover of Abeta46.
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- Guojun Zhao
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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