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Presenilin-1 P264L Knock-In Mutation: Differential Effects on Aβ Production, Amyloid Deposition, and Neuronal Vulnerability

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Siman, Robert, Reaume, Andrew G., Savage, Mary J., Trusko, Stephen, Lin, Yin-Guo, Scott, Richard W., Flood, Dorothy G.·2000·The Journal of Neuroscience

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The pathogenic mechanism linking presenilin-1 (PS-1) gene mutations to familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) is uncertain, but has been proposed to include increased neuronal sensitivity to degeneration and enhanced amyloidogenic processing of the β-amyloid precursor protein (APP). We investigated this issue by using gene targeting with the Cre-lox system to introduce an FAD-linked P264L mutation into the endogenous mouse PS-1 gene, an approach that maintains normal regulatory controls over expression. Primary cortical neurons derived from PS-1 homozygous mutant knock-in mice exhibit basal neurodegeneration similar to their PS-1 wild-type counterparts. Staurosporine and Aβ1–42 induce apoptosis, and neither the dose dependence nor maximal extent of cell death is altered by the PS-1 knock-in mutation. Similarly, glutamate-induced neuronal necrosis is unaffected by the PS-1P264L mutation. The lack of effect of the PS-1P264L mutation is confirmed by measures of basal- and toxin-induced caspase and calpain activation, biochemical indices of apoptotic and necrotic signaling, respectively. To analyze the influence of the PS-1P264L knock-in mutation on APP processing and the development of AD-type neuropathology, we created mouse lines carrying mutations in both PS-1 and APP. In contrast to the lack of effect on neuronal vulnerability, cortical neurons cultured from PS-1P264L homozygous mutant mice secrete Aβ42 at an increased rate, whereas secretion of Aβ40 is reduced. Moreover, the PS-1 knock-in mutation selectively increases Aβ42 levels in the mouse brain and accelerates the onset of amyloid deposition and its attendant reactive gliosis, even as a single mutant allele. We conclude that expression of an FAD-linked mutant PS-1 at normal levels does not generally increase cortical neuronal sensitivity to degeneration. Instead, enhanced amyloidogenic processing of APP likely is critical to the pathogenesis of PS-1-linked FAD.

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  • FAD mutations can even decrease secretion of the most abundantly released Aβ isoform, Aβ40, while still increasing the Aβ42 to Aβ40 ratio.

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  1. Siman R, Durkin JT, Husten EJ, Savage MJ, Murthy S, Mistretta S, Chatterjee S, Rotella DP, Dembofsky B, Poorman R, Greenberg BD (1995) Genesis and degradation of A␤ protein by cultured human neu- roblastoma cells. In: Research advances in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (Iqbal K, Mortimer J, Winblad B, Wisniewski H, eds), pp 675-684. Sussex, UK: Wiley.

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Siman, R., Reaume, A. G., Savage, M. J., Trusko, S., Lin, Y.-G., Scott, R. W., & Flood, D. G.
Affiliations
University of Pennsylvania (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2000-12-01
Volume
20
Issue
23
Pages
8717-8726
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W1651448739
Cited by
133
References
83
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3.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
presenilin 1, familial Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta production, amyloid-beta 42, amyloid deposition, neuronal vulnerability, cortical neurons, apoptosis, staurosporine, caspase activation, calpain, APP processing, reactive gliosis
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Amyloid, Animals, Calpain, Cell Survival, Cells, Cultured, Cerebral Cortex, Disease Models, Animal, Homozygote, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Mutant Strains, Mice, Transgenic, Neurons, Peptide Fragments, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, Apoptosis, Gene Targeting, Glutamic Acid, Staurosporine, Amino Acid Substitution, Caspases, Mice, Presenilin-1

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