title: Two-dimensional gel mapping of the processing of the human amyloid precursor protein in rat hippocampal neurons.
abstract: The proteolytic fragments derived from the amyloid precursor protein (APP) in primary cultures of rat hippocampal neurons were analyzed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. The Semliki Forest Virus expression vector was used to express human APP695 and a mutant form associated with familial Alzheimer's disease (APP-FAD670/671). Hippocampal neurons expressing wtAPP695 or APP-FAD670/671 secrete at least six APP fragments of 100-110 kDa with isoelectric focusing points ranging from 4.5 to 4.0. The heterogeneity of the secreted APP forms is shown to be in part due to differences in glycosylation. In contrast to wtAPP695, neurons producing the APP-FAD670/671 variant did not secrete detectable amounts of secretory APP derived from cleavage within the amyloid beta A4 domain. This result suggests that there is little alpha-secretase cleavage in neurons expressing the APP-FAD670/671 mutant.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular Biology Heidelberg (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simons
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Tienari
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Dotti
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beyreuther
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease; D000682:Amyloid / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases; D000818:Animals; D016282:Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics; D006031:Glycosylation; D006624:Hippocampus; D006801:Humans; D007526:Isoelectric Point; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010449:Peptide Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D000072002:Prion Proteins; D011328:Prions; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D051381:Rats; D012672:Semliki forest virus / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; C512656:PRNP protein, human; D000072002:Prion Proteins; D011328:Prions; D011498:Protein Precursors; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases; D010450:Endopeptidases; D016282:Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases; C509280:BACE1 protein, human