title: AT4 receptor is insulin-regulated membrane aminopeptidase: potential mechanisms of memory enhancement.
abstract: Although angiotensin IV (Ang IV) was thought initially to be an inactive product of Ang II degradation, it was subsequently shown that the hexapeptide markedly enhances learning and memory in normal rodents and reverses the memory deficits seen in animal models of amnesia. These central nervous system effects of Ang IV are mediated by binding to a specific site, known as the AT(4) receptor, which is found in appreciable levels throughout the brain and is concentrated particularly in regions involved in cognition. This field of research was redefined by the identification of the AT(4) receptor as the transmembrane enzyme, insulin-regulated membrane aminopeptidase (IRAP). Here, we explore the potential mechanisms by which Ang IV binding to IRAP leads to the facilitation of learning and memory.
authors.affiliation: Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Albiston
authors.forename: Tomris
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.forename: Sharon G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: McDowall
authors.forename: Frederick A O
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Mendelsohn
authors.forename: Joohyung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Siew Yeen
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chai
mesh_terms: D000626:Aminopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D010122:Cystinyl Aminopeptidase; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D007328:Insulin / Q000502:physiology*; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: C090830:AT4 receptor; D007328:Insulin; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D000804:Angiotensin II; C012877:angiotensin II, des-Asp(1)-des-Arg(2)-Ile(5)-; D000626:Aminopeptidases; D010122:Cystinyl Aminopeptidase; C105964:leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase; D005947:Glucose