title: Phosphorylation of Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein by protein kinase C.
abstract: The beta/A4 amyloid precursor protein is a membrane protein with one transmembrane domain. The accumulation and deposition of beta/A4 amyloid protein in Alzheimer's disease is thought to be brought about by altered processing of beta/A4 amyloid precursor protein. Activation of protein kinase C and/or inhibition of protein phosphatases 1 and 2A results in an increase in the proteolytic processing and secretion of beta/A4 amyloid precursor protein. These effects might result either from phosphorylation of beta/A4 amyloid precursor protein by protein kinase C or from phosphorylation of components of the beta/A4 amyloid precursor protein processing apparatus. We have previously reported phosphorylation by protein kinase C of a synthetic peptide corresponding to part of the cytoplasmic domain of beta/A4 amyloid precursor protein. However, it was not known whether beta/A4 amyloid precursor protein holoprotein was phosphorylated in its native conformation in the cell membrane. Using a PC12 (rat pheochromocytoma) semi-intact cell system, we now report that mature isoforms of beta/A4 amyloid precursor protein are phosphorylated by protein kinase C at Ser655. Five COOH-terminal fragments which are generated by processing of mature beta/A4 amyloid precursor protein were also phosphorylated by protein kinase C at Ser655. The results support the idea that the beta/A4 amyloid precursor protein haloprotein is a physiological substrate for protein kinase C. These observations should facilitate our understanding of the relationship between altered protein phosphorylation and beta/A4 amyloid production.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Nairn
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gandy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Greengard
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D016716:PC12 Cells; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D010748:Phosphopeptides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D012694:Serine; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; D010748:Phosphopeptides; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes; D012694:Serine; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D011493:Protein Kinase C