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ADAM10 is the physiologically relevant, constitutive α‐secretase of the amyloid precursor protein in primary neurons

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Kuhn, Peer‐Hendrik, Wang, Huanhuan, Dislich, Bastian, Colombo, Alessio, Zeitschel, Ulrike, Ellwart, Joachim W, Kremmer, Elisabeth, Roßner, Steffen +1 more·2010·The EMBO Journal

Abstract

The amyloid precursor protein (APP) undergoes constitutive shedding by a protease activity called alpha-secretase. This is considered an important mechanism preventing the generation of the Alzheimer's disease amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta). alpha-Secretase appears to be a metalloprotease of the ADAM family, but its identity remains to be established. Using a novel alpha-secretase-cleavage site-specific antibody, we found that RNAi-mediated knockdown of ADAM10, but surprisingly not of ADAM9 or 17, completely suppressed APP alpha-secretase cleavage in different cell lines and in primary murine neurons. Other proteases were not able to compensate for this loss of alpha-cleavage. This finding was further confirmed by mass-spectrometric detection of APP-cleavage fragments. Surprisingly, in different cell lines, the reduction of alpha-secretase cleavage was not paralleled by a corresponding increase in the Abeta-generating beta-secretase cleavage, revealing that both proteases do not always compete for APP as a substrate. Instead, our data suggest a novel pathway for APP processing, in which ADAM10 can partially compete with gamma-secretase for the cleavage of a C-terminal APP fragment generated by beta-secretase. We conclude that ADAM10 is the physiologically relevant, constitutive alpha-secretase of APP.

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Kuhn, P., Wang, H., Dislich, B., Colombo, A., Zeitschel, U., Ellwart, J. W., Kremmer, E., Roßner, S., & Lichtenthaler, S. F.
Affiliations
  • Adolf-Butenandt-Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Physikalische Biochemie und Zellbiologie (DE)
  • German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DE)
  • Leipzig University (DE)
  • Helmholtz Munich (DE)
Corresponding author
Lichtenthaler, Stefan F
Venue
The EMBO Journal
Published
2010-07-30
Volume
29
Issue
17
Pages
3020-3032
ISSN
  • 0261-4189 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2075
OpenAlex
W2137592631
Cited by
621
References
55
Citations by year
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FWCI
30.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • The EMBO Journal (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Site cant be reached (submittedVersion)
  • DZNE Pub (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 596, SFB596 project B12, project Z2))
  • Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (SFB596)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
ADAM10, alpha-secretase, amyloid precursor protein, APP processing, amyloid-beta, beta-secretase, gamma-secretase, ADAM9, ADAM17, primary neurons, Alzheimer's disease
MeSH terms
ADAM10 Protein, Animals, Cell Line, Humans, Membrane Proteins, Neurons, Mass Spectrometry, Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, Mice, ADAM Proteins, Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases

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