title: The clathrin assembly protein AP180 regulates the generation of amyloid-beta peptide.
abstract: The overproduction and extracellular buildup of amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta) is a critical step in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease. Recent data suggest that intracellular trafficking is of central importance in the production of Abeta. Here we use a neuronal cell line to examine two structurally similar clathrin assembly proteins, AP180 and CALM. We show that RNA interference-mediated knockdown of AP180 reduces the generation of Abeta1-40 and Abeta1-42, whereas CALM knockdown has no effect on Abeta generation. Thus AP180 is among the traffic controllers that oversee and regulate amyloid precursor protein processing pathways. Our results also suggest that AP180 and CALM, while similar in their domain structures and biochemical properties, are in fact dedicated to separate trafficking pathways in neurons.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Neurosciences, NIA/NIH Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
authors.forename: Fangbai
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yasuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mattson
authors.forename: Pamela J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002966:Clathrin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D006801:Humans; D034041:Monomeric Clathrin Assembly Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D034622:RNA Interference
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D002966:Clathrin; D034041:Monomeric Clathrin Assembly Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C078592:amyloid beta-protein (1-40); C075222:amyloid beta-protein (1-42); C439023:clathrin assembly protein AP180