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Loss of presenilin function is associated with a selective gain of APP function

  1. Carole Deyts
  2. Mary Clutter
  3. Stacy Herrera
  4. Natalia Jovanovic
  5. Anna Goddi
  6. Angèle T Parent  Is a corresponding author
  1. The University of Chicago, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.15645
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  1. Carole Deyts
  2. Mary Clutter
  3. Stacy Herrera
  4. Natalia Jovanovic
  5. Anna Goddi
  6. Angèle T Parent
(2016)
Loss of presenilin function is associated with a selective gain of APP function
eLife 5:e15645.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.15645
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Abstract

Presenilin 1 (PS1) is an essential γ-secretase component, the enzyme responsible for amyloid precursor protein (APP) intramembraneous cleavage. Mutations in PS1 lead to dominant-inheritance of early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD). Although expression of FAD-linked PS1 mutations enhances toxic Aβ production, the importance of other APP metabolites and γ-secretase substrates in the etiology of the disease has not been confirmed. We report that neurons expressing FAD-linked PS1 variants or functionally deficient PS1 exhibit enhanced axodendritic outgrowth due to increased levels of APP intracellular C-terminal fragment (APP-CTF). APP expression is required for exuberant neurite outgrowth and hippocampal axonal sprouting observed in knock-in mice expressing FAD-linked PS1 mutation. APP-CTF accumulation initiates CREB signaling cascade through an association of APP-CTF with Gαs protein. We demonstrate that pathological PS1 loss-of-function impinges on neurite formation through a selective APP gain-of-function that could impact on axodendritic connectivity and contribute to aberrant axonal sprouting observed in AD patients.

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  1. Carole Deyts

    Departments of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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  2. Mary Clutter

    Departments of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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  3. Stacy Herrera

    Departments of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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  4. Natalia Jovanovic

    Departments of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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  5. Anna Goddi

    Departments of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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  6. Angèle T Parent

    Departments of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
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Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. All of the animals were handled according to approved institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) protocols (#71339) of the University of Chicago. The protocol was approved by the Committee on the Ethics of Animal Experiments of the University of Chicago (Permit Number: A3523-01).

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© 2016, Deyts et al.

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  1. Carole Deyts
  2. Mary Clutter
  3. Stacy Herrera
  4. Natalia Jovanovic
  5. Anna Goddi
  6. Angèle T Parent
(2016)
Loss of presenilin function is associated with a selective gain of APP function
eLife 5:e15645.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.15645

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