title: Amyloid beta peptides activate the phosphoinositide signaling pathway in oocytes expressing rat brain RNA.
abstract: Amyloid beta peptides (Abetas) of 39-43 amino acids constitute the major protein component of the amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's disease brain. The generation of Abetas is regulated by the phosphoinositide (PI) pathway, which commonly couples to transmitter receptors. This study reports evidence for the activation of the PI pathway by Abetas in Xenopus oocytes expressing rat brain RNA. The naturally occurring peptides Abeta1-40 and Abeta1-42 were both active, whereas the cytotoxic fragment Abeta25-35 and the reverse peptide Abeta40-1 did not stimulate the PI pathway. Abetas rapidly lost potency in solution, suggesting that they were active only in their non-aggregated form. The Abeta response was saturable and not reduced by a substance P antagonist. This pharmacology excludes the participation of known Abeta binding proteins. The results indicate that a PI coupled receptor for non-aggregated Abeta may be present in brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. rb2@doc.mssm.edu
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Blitzer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pangalos
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Robakis
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Landau
mesh_terms: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000502:physiology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000502:physiology*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000502:physiology; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D018040:Receptors, Neurokinin-1 / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D014982:Xenopus laevis
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D018040:Receptors, Neurokinin-1; C078592:amyloid beta-protein (1-40); C075222:amyloid beta-protein (1-42); C074636:amyloid beta-protein (25-35); C090308:amyloid beta-protein (40-1); D012313:RNA; D011493:Protein Kinase C