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PP2A methylation controls sensitivity and resistance to β-amyloid-induced cognitive and electrophysiological impairments

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Nicholls, Russell E., Sontag, Jean-Marie, Zhang, Hong, Staniszewski, Agnieszka, Yan, Shijun, Kim, Carla Y., Yim, Michael, Woodruff, Caitlin M. +7 more·2016·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Elevated levels of the β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) are thought to contribute to cognitive and behavioral impairments observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) participates in multiple molecular pathways implicated in AD, and its expression and activity are reduced in postmortem brains of AD patients. PP2A is regulated by protein methylation, and impaired PP2A methylation is thought to contribute to increased AD risk in hyperhomocysteinemic individuals. To examine further the link between PP2A and AD, we generated transgenic mice that overexpress the PP2A methylesterase, protein phosphatase methylesterase-1 (PME-1), or the PP2A methyltransferase, leucine carboxyl methyltransferase-1 (LCMT-1), and examined the sensitivity of these animals to behavioral and electrophysiological impairments caused by exogenous Aβ exposure. We found that PME-1 overexpression enhanced these impairments, whereas LCMT-1 overexpression protected against Aβ-induced impairments. Neither transgene affected Aβ production or the electrophysiological response to low concentrations of Aβ, suggesting that these manipulations selectively affect the pathological response to elevated Aβ levels. Together these data identify a molecular mechanism linking PP2A to the development of AD-related cognitive impairments that might be therapeutically exploited to target selectively the pathological effects caused by elevated Aβ levels in AD patients.

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  • Modulation of PP2A activity in transgenic mouse models supports a causative role for PP2A inhibition in AD pathologies.

    “even though modulation of PP2A activity in transgenic mouse models (Nicholls et al., 2016) further supports the causative role for PP2A inhibition in AD pathologies”
  • PME-1 overexpression caused additional impairments in cognitive/behavioral tests and long-term potentiation in the presence of pathological Aβ concentrations.

    “This was accompanied by an added impairment in several cognitive/behavioral tests and long-term potentiation (LTP) in the presence of pathological Aβ concentrations.”
  • Forebrain LCMT-1 overexpression protected against Aβ-induced impairments despite no detectable changes in PP2A-C methylation.

    “Conversely, LCMT-1 overexpression in the forebrain protected against these Aβ-induced impairments, despite any detectable changes in PP2A-C methylation [55].”
  • In LCMT-1 transgenic mice, tau phosphorylation was unchanged while APP Thr668 phosphorylation was decreased.

    “In these transgenic mice, no effects on tau phosphorylation were observed, while APP phosphorylation (Thr668) was decreased.”
  • No impact on motor performance, sensory perception, motivation, or LTP was seen in the absence of Aβ or at very low Aβ concentrations.

    “No impact on motor performance, sensory perception, motivation or LTP was seen in the absence of Aβ, or in the presence of very low Aβ concentrations.”

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Nicholls, R. E., Sontag, J.-M., Zhang, H., Staniszewski, A., Yan, S., Kim, C. Y., Yim, M., Woodruff, C. M., Arning, E., Wasek, B., Yin, D., Bottiglieri, T., Sontag, E., Kandel, E. R., & Arancio, O.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University (US)
  • Hunter Medical Research Institute (AU)
  • Institute of Metabolic Disease, Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, TX 75226;
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2016-03-07
Volume
113
Issue
12
Pages
3347-3352
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2293389683
Cited by
56
References
54
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3
FWCI
5.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • HHS | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1R01NS092045-01)
  • Broitman Foundation (0000)
  • DOD | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (W81XWH-12-1-0579)
  • Department of Health, Australian Government | National Health and Medical Research Council (APP1002744)
  • Hunter Medical Research Institute (G1401436, G1501390)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
protein phosphatase 2A, amyloid-beta, Alzheimer's disease, PME-1, cognitive impairment, transgenic mice, hyperhomocysteinemia
MeSH terms
Animals, Behavior, Animal, Cognition Disorders, Methylation, Mice, Transgenic, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Mice, Protein Phosphatase 2

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