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Regulated Formation of Golgi Secretory Vesicles Containing Alzheimer β-Amyloid Precursor Protein

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: Phorbol esters, activators of protein kinase C (PKC), regulate the relative utilization of alternative processing pathways for the Alzheimer beta-amyloid precursor protein (beta-APP) in intact cells, increasing the production of nonamyloidogenic soluble beta-APP (s beta-APP) and decreasing that of neurotoxic beta-amyloid (A beta) peptide. The molecular and cellular bases of PKC-regulated beta-APP cleavage are poorly understood. Here we demonstrate in a reconstituted cell-free system that activation of endogenous PKC increases formation from the trans-Golgi network of secretory vesicles containing beta-APP and that this effect can be mimicked by purified PKC. The results demonstrate directly that PKC is involved in regulation of secretory vesicle formation and provide a mechanism by which PKC may reduce the formation of the A beta peptide characteristic of Alzheimer disease.

Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.40.23243

Authors: Huaxi Xu, Paul Greengard, Sam Gandy

Institutions: Cornell University, Rockefeller University

Language: English

Topic: Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,430