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Cui H Hung AC Klaver DW Suzuki T Freeman C Narkowicz C Jacobson GA Small DH 《PloS one》2011,6(7):e23007
Background
Alzheimer''s disease (AD) is caused by accumulation of Aβ, which is produced through sequential cleavage of β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) by the β-site APP cleaving enzyme (BACE1) and γ-secretase. Enoxaparin, a low molecular weight form of the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) heparin, has been reported to lower Aβ plaque deposition and improve cognitive function in AD transgenic mice.Methodology/Principal Findings
We examined whether heparin and enoxaparin influence APP processing and inhibit Aβ production in primary cortical cell cultures. Heparin and enoxaparin were incubated with primary cortical cells derived from Tg2576 mice, and the level of APP and proteolytic products of APP (sAPPα, C99, C83 and Aβ) was measured by western blotting. Treatment of the cells with heparin or enoxaparin had no significant effect on the level of total APP. However, both GAGs decreased the level of C99 and C83, and inhibited sAPPα and Aβ secretion. Heparin also decreased the level of β-secretase (BACE1) and α-secretase (ADAM10). In contrast, heparin had no effect on the level of ADAM17.Conclusions/Significance
The data indicate that heparin and enoxaparin decrease APP processing via both α- and β-secretase pathways. The possibility that GAGs may be beneficial for the treatment of AD needs further study. 相似文献2.
Johanna Wanngren Jenny Fr?nberg Annelie I. Svensson Hanna Laudon Fredrik Olsson Bengt Winblad Frank Liu Jan N?slund Johan Lundkvist Helena Karlstr?m 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2010,285(12):8527-8536
γ-Secretase is an enzyme complex that mediates both Notch signaling and β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing, resulting in the generation of Notch intracellular domain, APP intracellular domain, and the amyloid β peptide (Aβ), the latter playing a central role in Alzheimer disease (AD). By a hitherto undefined mechanism, the activity of γ-secretase gives rise to Aβ peptides of different lengths, where Aβ42 is considered to play a particular role in AD. In this study we have examined the role of the large hydrophilic loop (amino acids 320–374, encoded by exon 10) of presenilin 1 (PS1), the catalytic subunit of γ-secretase, for γ-secretase complex formation and activity on Notch and APP processing. Deletion of exon 10 resulted in impaired PS1 endoproteolysis, γ-secretase complex formation, and had a differential effect on Aβ-peptide production. Although the production of Aβ38, Aβ39, and Aβ40 was severely impaired, the effect on Aβ42 was affected to a lesser extent, implying that the production of the AD-related Aβ42 peptide is separate from the production of the Aβ38, Aβ39, and Aβ40 peptides. Interestingly, formation of the intracellular domains of both APP and Notch was intact, implying a differential cleavage activity between the ϵ/S3 and γ sites. The most C-terminal amino acids of the hydrophilic loop were important for regulating APP processing. In summary, the large hydrophilic loop of PS1 appears to differentially regulate the relative production of different Aβ peptides without affecting Notch processing, two parameters of significance when considering γ-secretase as a target for pharmaceutical intervention in AD. 相似文献
3.
Hidekuni Yamakawa Sosuke Yagishita Eugene Futai Shoichi Ishiura 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2010,285(3):1634-1642
The amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, widely known as the causative molecule of Alzheimer disease (AD), is generated by the sequential cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by the aspartyl proteases BACE1/β-secretase and presenilin/γ-secretase. Inhibition of BACE1, therefore, is a promising strategy for preventing the progression of AD. However, β-secretase inhibitors (BSIs) exhibit unexpectedly low potency in cells expressing “Swedish mutant” APP (APPswe) and in the transgenic mouse Tg2576, an AD model overexpressing APPswe. The Swedish mutation dramatically accelerates β-cleavage of APP and hence the generation of Aβ; this acceleration has been assumed to underlie the poor inhibitory activity of BSI against APPswe processing. Here, we studied the mechanism by which the Swedish mutation causes this BSI potency decrease. Surprisingly, decreased BSI potency was not observed in an in vitro assay using purified BACE1 and substrates, indicating that the accelerated β-cleavage resulting from the Swedish mutation is not its underlying cause. By focusing on differences between the cell-based and in vitro assays, we have demonstrated here that the potency decrease is caused by the aberrant subcellular localization of APPswe processing and not by accelerated β-cleavage or the accumulation of the C-terminal fragment of β-cleaved APP. Because most patients with sporadic AD express wild type APP, our findings suggest that the wild type mouse is superior to the Tg2576 mouse as a model for determining the effective dose of BSI for AD patients. This work provides novel insights into the potency decrease of BSI and valuable suggestions for its development as a disease-modifying agent. 相似文献
4.
Bjoern von Einem Anke Wahler Tobias Schips Alberto Serrano-Pozo Christian Proepper Tobias M. Boeckers Angelika Rueck Thomas Wirth Bradley T. Hyman Karin M. Danzer Dietmar R. Thal Christine A. F. von Arnim 《PloS one》2015,10(6)
Proteolytic processing of amyloid-β precursor protein (APP) by beta-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) is the initial step in the production of amyloid beta (Aβ), which accumulates in senile plaques in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Essential for this cleavage is the transport and sorting of both proteins through endosomal/Golgi compartments. Golgi-localized γ-ear-containing ARF-binding (GGA) proteins have striking cargo-sorting functions in these pathways. Recently, GGA1 and GGA3 were shown to interact with BACE1, to be expressed in neurons, and to be decreased in AD brain, whereas little is known about GGA2. Since GGA1 impacts Aβ generation by confining APP to the Golgi and perinuclear compartments, we tested whether all GGAs modulate BACE1 and APP transport and processing. We observed decreased levels of secreted APP alpha (sAPPα), sAPPβ, and Aβ upon GGA overexpression, which could be reverted by knockdown. GGA-BACE1 co-immunoprecipitation was impaired upon GGA-GAE but not VHS domain deletion. Autoinhibition of the GGA1-VHS domain was irrelevant for BACE1 interaction. Our data suggest that all three GGAs affect APP processing via the GGA-GAE domain. 相似文献
5.
Madepalli K. Lakshmana Il-Sang Yoon Eunice Chen Elizabetta Bianchi Edward H. Koo David E. Kang 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2009,284(18):11863-11872
Accumulation of the amyloid β (Aβ) peptide derived from the
proteolytic processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) is the defining
pathological hallmark of Alzheimer disease. We previously demonstrated that
the C-terminal 37 amino acids of lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP)
robustly promoted Aβ generation independent of FE65 and specifically
interacted with Ran-binding protein 9 (RanBP9). In this study we found that
RanBP9 strongly increased BACE1 cleavage of APP and Aβ generation. This
pro-amyloidogenic activity of RanBP9 did not depend on the KPI domain or the
Swedish APP mutation. In cells expressing wild type APP, RanBP9 reduced cell
surface APP and accelerated APP internalization, consistent with enhanced
β-secretase processing in the endocytic pathway. The N-terminal half of
RanBP9 containing SPRY-LisH domains not only interacted with LRP but also with
APP and BACE1. Overexpression of RanBP9 resulted in the enhancement of APP
interactions with LRP and BACE1 and increased lipid raft association of APP.
Importantly, knockdown of endogenous RanBP9 significantly reduced Aβ
generation in Chinese hamster ovary cells and in primary neurons,
demonstrating its physiological role in BACE1 cleavage of APP. These findings
not only implicate RanBP9 as a novel and potent regulator of APP processing
but also as a potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer disease.The major defining pathological hallmark of Alzheimer disease
(AD)2 is the
accumulation of amyloid β protein (Aβ), a neurotoxic peptide derived
from β- and γ-secretase cleavages of the amyloid precursor protein
(APP). The vast majority of APP is constitutively cleaved in the middle of the
Aβ sequence by α-secretase (ADAM10/TACE/ADAM17) in the
non-amyloidogenic pathway, thereby abrogating the generation of an intact
Aβ peptide. Alternatively, a small proportion of APP is cleaved in the
amyloidogenic pathway, leading to the secretion of Aβ peptides
(37–42 amino acids) via two proteolytic enzymes, β- and
γ-secretase, known as BACE1 and presenilin, respectively
(1).The proteolytic processing of APP to generate Aβ requires the
trafficking of APP such that APP and BACE1 are brought together in close
proximity for β-secretase cleavage to occur. We and others have shown
that the low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP), a
multifunctional endocytosis receptor
(2), binds to APP and alters
its trafficking to promote Aβ generation. The loss of LRP substantially
reduces Aβ release, a phenotype that is reversed when full-length
(LRP-FL) or truncated LRP is transfected in LRP-deficient cells
(3,
4). Specifically, LRP-CT
lacking the extracellular ligand binding regions but containing the
transmembrane domain and the cytoplasmic tail is capable of rescuing
amyloidogenic processing of APP and Aβ release in LRP deficient cells
(3). Moreover, the LRP soluble
tail (LRP-ST) lacking the transmembrane domain and only containing the
cytoplasmic tail of LRP is sufficient to enhance Aβ secretion
(5). This activity of LRP-ST is
achieved by promoting APP/BACE1 interaction
(6), although the precise
mechanism is unknown. Although we had hypothesized that one or more
NPXY domains in LRP-ST might underlie the pro-amyloidogenic
processing of APP, we recently found that the 37 C-terminal residues of LRP
(LRP-C37) lacking the NPXY motif was sufficient to robustly promote
Aβ production independent of FE65
(7). Because LRP-C37 likely
acts by recruiting other proteins, we used the LRP-C37 region as bait in a
yeast two-hybrid screen, resulting in the identification of 4 new LRP-binding
proteins (7). Among these, we
focused on Ran-binding protein 9 (RanBP9) in this study, which we found to
play a critical role in the trafficking and processing of APP. RanBP9, also
known as RanBPM, acts as a multi-modular scaffolding protein, bridging
interactions between the cytoplasmic domains of a variety of membrane
receptors and intracellular signaling targets. These include Axl and Sky
(8), MET receptor
protein-tyrosine kinase (9),
and β2-integrin LFA-1
(10). Similarly, RanBP9
interacts with Plexin-A receptors to strongly inhibit axonal outgrowth
(11) and functions to regulate
cell morphology and adhesion
(12,
13). Here we show that RanBP9
robustly promotes BACE1 processing of APP and Aβ generation. 相似文献
6.
The inhalation anesthetic desflurane induces caspase activation and increases amyloid beta-protein levels under hypoxic conditions 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Zhang B Dong Y Zhang G Moir RD Xia W Yue Y Tian M Culley DJ Crosby G Tanzi RE Xie Z 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2008,283(18):11866-11875
Perioperative factors including hypoxia, hypocapnia, and certain
anesthetics have been suggested to contribute to Alzheimer disease (AD)
neuropathogenesis. Desflurane is one of the most commonly used inhalation
anesthetics. However, the effects of desflurane on AD neuropathogenesis have
not been previously determined. Here, we set out to assess the effects of
desflurane and hypoxia on caspase activation, amyloid precursor protein (APP)
processing, and amyloid β-protein (Aβ) generation in H4 human
neuroglioma cells (H4 naïve cells) as well as those overexpressing APP
(H4-APP cells). Neither 12% desflurane nor hypoxia (18% O2) alone
affected caspase-3 activation, APP processing, and Aβ generation.
However, treatment with a combination of 12% desflurane and hypoxia (18%
O2) (desflurane/hypoxia) for 6 h induced caspase-3 activation,
altered APP processing, and increased Aβ generation in H4-APP cells.
Desflurane/hypoxia also increased levels of β-site APP-cleaving enzyme in
H4-APP cells. In addition, desflurane/hypoxia-induced Aβ generation could
be reduced by the broad caspase inhibitor benzyloxycarbonyl-VAD. Finally, the
Aβ aggregation inhibitor clioquinol and γ-secretase inhibitor
L-685,458 attenuated caspase-3 activation induced by desflurane/hypoxia. In
summary, desflurane can induce Aβ production and caspase activation, but
only in the presence of hypoxia. Pending in vivo confirmation, these
data may have profound implications for anesthesia care in elderly patients,
and especially those with AD.An estimated 200 million patients worldwide undergo surgery each year.
Several reports have suggested that anesthesia and surgery may facilitate
development of Alzheimer disease
(AD)4
(1–3).
A recent study also reported that patients having coronary artery bypass graft
surgery under general anesthesia are at increased risk for AD as compared with
those having percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty under local
anesthesia (4).Genetic evidence, confirmed by neuropathological and biochemical findings,
indicates that excessive production and/or accumulation of amyloid
β-protein (Aβ) play a fundamental role in the pathology of AD
(reviewed in Refs. 5 and
6). Aβ is produced via
serial proteolysis of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by aspartyl protease
β-site APP-cleaving enzyme (BACE), or β-secretase,
andγ-secretase. BACE cleaves APP to generate a 99-residue
membrane-associated C terminus fragment (APP-C99). APP-C99 is further cleaved
by γ-secretase to release 4-kDa Aβ and β-amyloid precursor
protein intracellular domain
(7–9).
Presenilin and γ-secretase co-fractionate as a detergent-sensitive, high
molecular weight complex (10)
that includes at least three other proteins, nicastrin/APH-2, APH-1, and
PEN-2, all of which are necessary and sufficient for γ-secretase
activity
(11–13).
Increasing evidence indicates that apoptosis is associated with a variety of
neurodegenerative disorders, including AD (Refs.
14–17;
reviewed in Ref. 18). Aβ
has been shown to cause caspase activation and apoptosis, which can in turn
potentiate Aβ generation
(16,
19–28).
Finally, fibrillar aggregates of Aβ and oligomeric species of Aβ are
more neurotoxic
(29–37).Perioperative factors, including hypoxia
(38–42),
hypocapnia (43), and
anesthetics
(44–47),
have been reported to potentially contribute to AD neuropathogenesis. These
perioperative factors may also cause post-operative cognitive dysfunction, a
dementia associated with surgery and anesthesia, by triggering AD
neuropathogenesis.Isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane are the most commonly used
inhalation anesthetics. It has been reported that isoflurane enhances the
oligomerization and cytotoxicity of Aβ
(44) and induces apoptosis
(48–51).
Our recent studies have shown that a clinically relevant concentration of
isoflurane can lead to caspase-3 activation, decrease cell viability, alter
APP processing, and increase Aβ generation in human H4 neuroglioma cells
overexpressing human APP
(45–47).
Loop et al. (49)
reported that isoflurane and sevoflurane, but not desflurane, can induce
caspase activation and apoptosis in human T lymphocytes. However, effects of
desflurane and desflurane plus other perioperative risk factors, e.g.
hypoxia, on APP processing and Aβ generation have not been assessed.In the present study, we set out to determine effects of desflurane,
hypoxia, and the combination of the two (desflurane/hypoxia) on caspase-3
activation, APP processing, and Aβ generation in H4 human neuroglioma
cells (H4 naïve cells) and H4 naïve cells stably transfected to
express full-length (FL) APP (H4-APP cells). We also investigated whether the
caspase inhibitor, Z-VAD, the γ-secretase inhibitor L-685,458, and the
Aβ aggregation inhibitor clioquinol could attenuate
desflurane/hypoxia-induced caspase-3 activation and Aβ generation. 相似文献
7.
Yu WH Kumar A Peterhoff C Shapiro Kulnane L Uchiyama Y Lamb BT Cuervo AM Nixon RA 《The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology》2004,36(12):2531-2540
In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the neuropathologic hallmarks of β-amyloid deposition and neurofibrillary degeneration are associated with early and progressive pathology of the endosomal–lysosomal system. Abnormalities of autophagy, a major pathway to lysosomes for protein and organelle turnover, include marked accumulations of autophagy-related vesicular compartments (autophagic vacuoles or AVs) in affected neurons. Here, we investigated the possibility that AVs contain the proteases and substrates necessary to cleave the amyloid precursor protein (APP) to Aβ peptide that forms β-amyloid, a key pathogenic factor in AD. AVs were highly purified using a well-established metrizamide gradient procedure from livers of transgenic YAC mice overexpressing wild-type human APP. By Western blot analysis, AVs contained APP, βCTF - the β-cleaved carboxyl-terminal domain of APP, and BACE, the protease-mediating β-cleavage of APP. β-Secretase activity measured against a fluorogenic peptide was significantly enriched in the AV fraction relative to whole-liver lysate. Compared to other recovered subcellular fractions, AVs exhibited the highest specific activity of γ-secretase based on a fluorogenic assay and inhibition by a specific inhibitor of γ-secretase, DAPT. AVs were also the most enriched subcellular fraction in levels of the γ-secretase components presenilin and nicastrin. Immunoelectron microscopy demonstrated selective immunogold labeling of AVs with antibodies specific for the carboxyl termini of human Aβ40 and Aβ42. These data indicate that AVs are a previously unrecognized and potentially highly active compartment for Aβ generation and suggest that the abnormal accumulation of AVs in affected neurons of the AD brain contributes to β-amyloid deposition. 相似文献
8.
Can Zhang Andrew Browne Daniel Child Jason R. DiVito Jesse A. Stevenson Rudolph E. Tanzi 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2010,285(12):8515-8526
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease with complex and strong genetic inheritance. Four genes have been established to either cause familial early onset AD (APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2) or to increase susceptibility for late onset AD (APOE). To date ∼80% of the late onset AD genetic variance remains elusive. Recently our genome-wide association screen identified four novel late onset AD candidate genes. Ataxin 1 (ATXN1) is one of these four AD candidate genes and has been indicated to be the disease gene for spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, which is also a neurodegenerative disease. Mounting evidence suggests that the excessive accumulation of Aβ, the proteolytic product of β-amyloid precursor protein (APP), is the primary AD pathological event. In this study, we ask whether ATXN1 may lead to AD pathogenesis by affecting Aβ and APP processing utilizing RNA interference in a human neuronal cell model and mouse primary cortical neurons. We show that knock-down of ATXN1 significantly increases the levels of both Aβ40 and Aβ42. This effect could be rescued with concurrent overexpression of ATXN1. Moreover, overexpression of ATXN1 decreased Aβ levels. Regarding the underlying molecular mechanism, we show that the effect of ATXN1 expression on Aβ levels is modulated via β-secretase cleavage of APP. Taken together, ATXN1 functions as a genetic risk modifier that contributes to AD pathogenesis through a loss-of-function mechanism by regulating β-secretase cleavage of APP and Aβ levels. 相似文献
9.
Background
Abnormal zinc homeostasis is involved in β-amyloid (Aβ) plaque formation and, therefore, the zinc load is a contributing factor in Alzheimer''s disease (AD). However, the involvement of zinc in amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing and Aβ deposition has not been well established in AD animal models in vivo.Methodology/Principal Findings
In the present study, APP and presenilin 1 (PS1) double transgenic mice were treated with a high dose of zinc (20 mg/ml ZnSO4 in drinking water). This zinc treatment increased APP expression, enhanced amyloidogenic APP cleavage and Aβ deposition, and impaired spatial learning and memory in the transgenic mice. We further examined the effects of zinc overload on APP processing in SHSY-5Y cells overexpressing human APPsw. The zinc enhancement of APP expression and cleavage was further confirmed in vitro.Conclusions/Significance
The present data indicate that excess zinc exposure could be a risk factor for AD pathological processes, and alteration of zinc homeostasis is a potential strategy for the prevention and treatment of AD. 相似文献10.
Kulandaivelu S. Vetrivel Xavier Meckler Ying Chen Phuong D. Nguyen Nabil G. Seidah Robert Vassar Philip C. Wong Masaki Fukata Maria Z. Kounnas Gopal Thinakaran 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2009,284(6):3793-3803
Alzheimer disease β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides are generated via
sequential proteolysis of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by BACE1 and
γ-secretase. A subset of BACE1 localizes to cholesterol-rich membrane
microdomains, termed lipid rafts. BACE1 processing in raft microdomains of
cultured cells and neurons was characterized in previous studies by disrupting
the integrity of lipid rafts by cholesterol depletion. These studies found
either inhibition or elevation of Aβ production depending on the extent
of cholesterol depletion, generating controversy. The intricate interplay
between cholesterol levels, APP trafficking, and BACE1 processing is not
clearly understood because cholesterol depletion has pleiotropic effects on
Golgi morphology, vesicular trafficking, and membrane bulk fluidity. In this
study, we used an alternate strategy to explore the function of BACE1 in
membrane microdomains without altering the cellular cholesterol level. We
demonstrate that BACE1 undergoes S-palmitoylation at four Cys
residues at the junction of transmembrane and cytosolic domains, and Ala
substitution at these four residues is sufficient to displace BACE1 from lipid
rafts. Analysis of wild type and mutant BACE1 expressed in BACE1 null
fibroblasts and neuroblastoma cells revealed that S-palmitoylation
neither contributes to protein stability nor subcellular localization of
BACE1. Surprisingly, non-raft localization of palmitoylation-deficient BACE1
did not have discernible influence on BACE1 processing of APP or secretion of
Aβ. These results indicate that post-translational
S-palmitoylation of BACE1 is not required for APP processing, and
that BACE1 can efficiently cleave APP in both raft and non-raft
microdomains.Alzheimer disease-associated β-amyloid
(Aβ)3 peptides
are derived from the sequential proteolysis of β-amyloid precursor
protein (APP) by β- and γ-secretases. The major β-secretase is
an aspartyl protease, termed BACE1 (β-site
APP-cleaving enzyme 1)
(1–4).
BACE1 cleaves APP within the extracellular domain of APP, generating the N
terminus of Aβ. In addition, BACE1 also cleaves to a lesser extent within
the Aβ domain between Tyr10 and Glu11
(β′-cleavage site). Processing of APP at these sites results in the
shedding/secretion of the large ectodomain (sAPPβ) and generating
membrane-tethered C-terminal fragments +1 and +11 (β-CTF)
(5). The multimeric
γ-secretase cleaves at multiple sites within the transmembrane domain of
β-CTF, generating C-terminal heterogeneous Aβ peptides (ranging in
length between 38 and 43 residues) that are secreted, as well as cytosolic APP
intracellular domains (6). In
addition to BACE1, APP can be cleaved by α-secretase within the Aβ
domain between Lys16 and Leu17, releasing sAPPα
and generating α-CTF. γ-Secretase cleavage of α-CTF
generates N-terminal truncated Aβ, termed p3.Genetic ablation of BACE1 completely abolishes Aβ production,
establishing BACE1 as the major neuronal enzyme responsible for initiating
amyloidogenic processing of APP
(4,
7). Interestingly, both the
expression and activity of BACE1 is specifically elevated in neurons adjacent
to senile plaques in brains of individuals with Alzheimer disease
(8). In the past few years
additional substrates of BACE1 have been identified that include APP
homologues APLP1 and APLP2 (9),
P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1
(10), β-galactoside
α2,6-sialyltransferase
(11), low-density lipoprotein
receptor-related protein (12),
β-subunits of voltage-gated sodium channels
(13), and neuregulin-1
(14,
15), thus extending the
physiological function of BACE1 beyond Alzheimer disease pathogenesis.BACE1 is a type I transmembrane protein with a long extracellular domain
harboring a catalytic domain and a short cytoplasmic tail. BACE1 is
synthesized as a proenzyme, which undergoes post-translational modifications
that include removal of a pro-domain by a furin-like protease,
N-glycosylation, phosphorylation, S-palmitoylation, and
acetylation, during the transit in the secretory pathway
(16–20).
In non-neuronal cells the majority of BACE1 localizes to late Golgi/TGN and
endosomes at steady-state and a fraction of BACE1 also cycles between the cell
surface and endosomes (21).
The steady-state localization of BACE1 is consistent with the acidic pH
optimum of BACE1 in vitro, and BACE1 cleavage of APP is observed in
the Golgi apparatus, TGN, and endosomes
(22–25).
BACE1 endocytosis and recycling are mediated by the GGA family of adaptors
binding to a dileucine motif (496DISLL) in its cytoplasmic tail
(21,
26–31).
Phosphorylation at Ser498 within this motif modulates GGA-dependent
retrograde transport of BACE1 from endosomes to TGN
(21,
26–31).Over the years, a functional relationship between cellular cholesterol
level and Aβ production has been uncovered, raising the intriguing
possibility that cholesterol levels may determine the balance between
amyloidogenic and non-amyloidogenic processing of APP
(32–34).
Furthermore, several lines of evidence from in vitro and in
vivo studies indicate that cholesterol- and sphingolipid-rich membrane
microdomains, termed lipid rafts, might be the critical link between
cholesterol levels and amyloidogenic processing of APP. Lipid rafts function
in the trafficking of proteins in the secretory and endocytic pathways in
epithelial cells and neurons, and participate in a number of important
biological functions (35).
BACE1 undergoes S-palmitoylation
(19), a reversible
post-translational modification responsible for targeting a variety of
peripheral and integral membrane proteins to lipid rafts
(36). Indeed, a significant
fraction of BACE1 is localized in lipid raft microdomains in a
cholesterol-dependent manner, and addition of glycosylphosphatidylinositol
(GPI) anchor to target BACE1 exclusively to lipid rafts increases APP
processing at the β-cleavage site
(37,
38). Antibody-mediated
co-patching of cell surface APP and BACE1 has provided further evidence for
BACE1 processing of APP in raft microdomains
(33,
39). Components of the
γ-secretase complex also associate with detergent-resistant membrane
(DRM) fractions enriched in raft markers such as caveolin, flotillin, PrP, and
ganglioside GM1 (40). The
above findings suggest a model whereby APP is sequentially processed by BACE1
and γ-secretase in lipid rafts.Despite the accumulating evidence, cleavage of APP by BACE1 in non-raft
membrane regions cannot be unambiguously ruled out because of the paucity of
full-length APP (APP FL) and BACE1 in DRM isolated from adult brain and
cultured cells (41). Moreover,
it was recently reported that moderate reduction of cholesterol (<25%)
displaces BACE1 from raft domains, and increases BACE1 processing by promoting
the membrane proximity of BACE1 and APP in non-raft domains
(34). Nevertheless, this study
also found that BACE1 processing of APP is inhibited with further loss of
cholesterol (>35%), consistent with earlier studies
(32,
33). Nevertheless, given the
pleiotropic effects of cholesterol depletion on membrane properties and
vesicular trafficking of secretory and endocytic proteins
(42–47),
unequivocal conclusions regarding BACE1 processing of APP in lipid rafts
cannot be reached based on cholesterol depletion studies.In this study, we explored the function of BACE1 in lipid raft microdomains
without manipulating cellular cholesterol levels. In addition to the
previously reported S-palmitoylation sites
(Cys478/Cys482/Cys485) within the cytosolic
tail of BACE1 (19), we have
identified a fourth site (Cys474) within the transmembrane domain
of BACE1 that undergoes S-palmitoylation. A BACE1 mutant with Ala
substitution of all four Cys residues (BACE1-4C/A) fails to associate with DRM
in cultured cells, but is not otherwise different from wtBACE1 in terms of
protein stability, maturation, or subcellular localization. Surprisingly, APP
processing and Aβ generation were unaffected in cells stably expressing
the BACE1-4C/A mutant. Finally, we observed an increase in the levels of APP
CTFs in detergent-soluble fractions of BACE1-4C/A as compared with wtBACE1
cells. Thus, our data collectively indicate a non-obligatory role of
S-palmitoylation and lipid raft localization of BACE1 in
amyloidogenic processing of APP. 相似文献
11.
Background
Lactic acid, a natural by-product of glycolysis, is produced at excess levels in response to impaired mitochondrial function, high-energy demand, and low oxygen availability. The enzyme involved in the production of β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) of Alzheimer''s disease, BACE1, functions optimally at lower pH, which led us to investigate a potential role of lactic acid in the processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP).Methodology/Principal Findings
Lactic acid increased levels of Aβ40 and 42, as measured by ELISA, in culture medium of human neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y), whereas it decreased APP metabolites, such as sAPPα. In cell lysates, APP levels were increased and APP was found to interact with ER-chaperones in a perinuclear region, as determined by co-immunoprecipitation and fluorescence microscopy studies. Lactic acid had only a very modest effect on cellular pH, did increase the levels of ER chaperones Grp78 and Grp94 and led to APP aggregate formation reminiscent of aggresomes.Conclusions/Significance
These findings suggest that sustained elevations in lactic acid levels could be a risk factor in amyloidogenesis related to Alzheimer''s disease through enhanced APP interaction with ER chaperone proteins and aberrant APP processing leading to increased generation of amyloid peptides and APP aggregates. 相似文献12.
Shi-gao Yang Shao-wei Wang Min Zhao Ran Zhang Wei-wei Zhou Ya-nan Li Ya-jing Su He Zhang Xiao-lin Yu Rui-tian Liu 《PloS one》2012,7(11)
Amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1), an aspartyl protease, initiates processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) into β-amyloid (Aβ); the peptide likely contributes to development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). BACE1 is an attractive therapeutic target for AD treatment, but it exhibits other physiological activities and has many other substrates besides APP. Thus, inhibition of BACE1 function may cause adverse side effects. Here, we present a peptide, S1, isolated from a peptide library that selectively inhibits BACE1 hydrolytic activity by binding to the β-proteolytic site on APP and Aβ N-terminal. The S1 peptide significantly reduced Aβ levels in vitro and in vivo and inhibited Aβ cytotoxicity in SH-SY5Y cells. When applied to APPswe/PS1dE9 double transgenic mice by intracerebroventricular injection, S1 significantly improved the spatial memory as determined by the Morris Water Maze, and also attenuated their Aβ burden. These results indicate that the dual-functional peptide S1 may have therapeutic potential for AD by both reducing Aβ generation and inhibiting Aβ cytotoxicity. 相似文献
13.
Alzheimer''s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder leading to dementia. Neuritic plaque formation is one of the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer''s disease. The central component of neuritic plaques is a small filamentous protein called amyloid β protein (Aβ)1, which is derived from sequential proteolytic cleavage of the beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP) by β-secretase and γ-secretase. The amyloid hypothesis entails that Aγ-containing plaques as the underlying toxic mechanism in AD pathology2. The postmortem analysis of the presence of neuritic plaque confirms the diagnosis of AD. To further our understanding of Aγ neurobiology in AD pathogenesis, various mouse strains expressing AD-related mutations in the human APP genes were generated. Depending on the severity of the disease, these mice will develop neuritic plaques at different ages. These mice serve as invaluable tools for studying the pathogenesis and drug development that could affect the APP processing pathway and neuritic plaque formation. In this protocol, we employ an immunohistochemical method for specific detection of neuritic plaques in AD model mice. We will specifically discuss the preparation from extracting the half brain, paraformaldehyde fixation, cryosectioning, and two methods to detect neurotic plaques in AD transgenic mice: immunohistochemical detection using the ABC and DAB method and fluorescent detection using thiofalvin S staining method. 相似文献
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Vanessa F. Langness Rik van der Kant Utpal Das Louie Wang Rodrigo dos Santos Chaves Lawrence S. B. Goldstein 《Molecular biology of the cell》2021,32(3):247
Amyloid beta (Aβ) is a major component of amyloid plaques, which are a key pathological hallmark found in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. We show that statins are effective at reducing Aβ in human neurons from nondemented control subjects, as well as subjects with familial AD and sporadic AD. Aβ is derived from amyloid precursor protein (APP) through sequential proteolytic cleavage by BACE1 and γ-secretase. While previous studies have shown that cholesterol metabolism regulates APP processing to Aβ, the mechanism is not well understood. We used iPSC-derived neurons and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays in transfected cells to elucidate how altering cholesterol metabolism influences APP processing. Altering cholesterol metabolism using statins decreased the generation of sAPPβ and increased levels of full-length APP (flAPP), indicative of reduced processing of APP by BACE1. We further show that statins decrease flAPP interaction with BACE1 and enhance APP dimerization. Additionally, statin-induced changes in APP dimerization and APP-BACE1 are dependent on cholesterol binding to APP. Our data indicate that statins reduce Aβ production by decreasing BACE1 interaction with flAPP and suggest that this process may be regulated through competition between APP dimerization and APP cholesterol binding. 相似文献
15.
Marko Kosicek Patrick Wunderlich Jochen Walter Silva Hecimovic 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2014
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and a rare inherited disorder of cholesterol transport, Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) share several similarities including aberrant APP processing and increased Aβ production. Previously, we have shown that the AD-like phenotype in NPC model cells involves cholesterol-dependent enhanced APP cleavage by β-secretase and accumulation of both APP and BACE1 within endocytic compartments. Since retrograde transport of BACE1 from endocytic compartments to the trans-Golgi network (TGN) is regulated by the Golgi-localized γ-ear containing ADP ribosylation factor-binding protein 1 (GGA1), we analyzed in this work a potential role of GGA1 in the AD-like phenotype of NPC1-null cells. Overexpression of GGA1 caused a shift in APP processing towards the non-amyloidogenic pathway by increasing the localization of APP at the cell surface. However, the observed effect appear to be independent on the subcellular localization and phosphorylation state of BACE1. These findings show that the AD-like phenotype of NPC model cells can be partly reverted by promoting a non-amyloidogenic processing of APP through the upregulation of GGA1 supporting its preventive role against AD. 相似文献
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia worldwide and mainly characterized by the aggregated β-amyloid (Aβ) and hyperphosphorylated tau. FLZ is a novel synthetic derivative of natural squamosamide and has been proved to improve memory deficits in dementia animal models. In this study, we aimed to investigate the mechanisms of FLZ’s neuroprotective effect in APP/PS1 double transgenic mice and SH-SY5Y (APPwt/swe) cells. The results showed that treatment with FLZ significantly improved the memory deficits of APP/PS1 transgenic mice and decreased apoptosis of SH-SY5Y (APPwt/swe) cells. FLZ markedly attenuated Aβ accumulation and tau phosphorylation both in vivo and in vitro. Mechanistic study showed that FLZ interfered APP processing, i.e., FLZ decreased β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) phosphorylation, APP-carboxy-terminal fragment (APP-CTF) production and β-amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) expression. These results indicated that FLZ reduced Aβ production through inhibiting amyloidogenic pathway. The mechanistic study about FLZ’s inhibitory effect on tau phosphorylation revealed t the involvement of Akt/glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) pathway. FLZ treatment increased Akt activity and inhibited GSK3β activity both in vivo and in vitro. The inhibitory effect of FLZ on GSK3β activity and tau phosphorylation was suppressed by inhibiting Akt activity, indicating that Akt/GSK3β pathway might be the possible mechanism involved in the inhibitory effect of FLZ on tau hyperphosphorylation. These results suggested FLZ might be a potential anti-AD drug as it not only reduced Aβ production via inhibition amyloidogenic APP processing pathway, but also attenuated tau hyperphosphoylation mediated by Akt/GSK3β. 相似文献
17.
Accumulation and deposition of β-amyloid protein (Aβ) are the hallmark features of Alzheimer''s disease. The inhalation anesthetic isoflurane has been shown to induce caspase activation and increase Aβ accumulation. In addition, recent studies suggest that isoflurane may directly promote the formation of cytotoxic soluble Aβ oligomers, which are thought to be the key pathological species in AD. In contrast, propofol, the most commonly used intravenous anesthetic, has been reported to have neuroprotective effects. We therefore set out to compare the effects of isoflurane and propofol alone and in combination on caspase-3 activation and Aβ oligomerization in vitro and in vivo. Naïve and stably-transfected H4 human neuroglioma cells that express human amyloid precursor protein, the precursor for Aβ; neonatal mice; and conditioned cell culture media containing secreted human Aβ40 or Aβ42 were treated with isoflurane and/or propofol. Here we show for the first time that propofol can attenuate isoflurane-induced caspase-3 activation in cultured cells and in the brain tissues of neonatal mice. Furthermore, propofol-mediated caspase inhibition occurred when there were elevated levels of Aβ. Finally, isoflurane alone induces Aβ42, but not Aβ40, oligomerization, and propofol can inhibit the isoflurane-mediated oligomerization of Aβ42. These data suggest that propofol may mitigate the caspase-3 activation by attenuating the isoflurane-induced Aβ42 oligomerization. Our findings provide novel insights into the possible mechanisms of isoflurane-induced neurotoxicity that may aid in the development of strategies to minimize potential adverse effects associated with the administration of anesthetics to patients. 相似文献
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Ya Hui Hung Elysia L. Robb Irene Volitakis Michael Ho Genevieve Evin Qiao-Xin Li Janetta G. Culvenor Colin L. Masters Robert A. Cherny Ashley I. Bush 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2009,284(33):21899-21907
Redox-active copper is implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD), β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) aggregation, and amyloid formation. Aβ·copper complexes have been identified in AD and catalytically oxidize cholesterol and lipid to generate H2O2 and lipid peroxides. The site and mechanism of this abnormality is not known. Growing evidence suggests that amyloidogenic processing of the β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) occurs in lipid rafts, membrane microdomains enriched in cholesterol. β- and γ-secretases, and Aβ have been identified in lipid rafts in cultured cells, human and rodent brains, but the role of copper in lipid raft amyloidogenic processing is presently unknown. In this study, we found that copper modulates flotillin-2 association with cholesterol-rich lipid raft domains, and consequently Aβ synthesis is attenuated via copper-mediated inhibition of APP endocytosis. We also found that total cellular copper is associated inversely with lipid raft copper levels, so that under intracellular copper deficiency conditions, Aβ·copper complexes are more likely to form. This explains the paradoxical hypermetallation of Aβ with copper under tissue copper deficiency conditions in AD.Imbalance of metal ions has been recognized as one of the key factors in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD).2 Aberrant interactions between copper or zinc with the β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) released into the glutamatergic synaptic cleft vicinity could result in the formation of toxic Aβ oligomers and aggregation into plaques characteristic of AD brains (reviewed in Ref. 1). Copper, iron, and zinc are highly concentrated in extracellular plaques (2, 3), and yet brain tissues from AD (4–6) and human β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) transgenic mice (7–10) are paradoxically copper deficient compared with age-matched controls. Elevation of intracellular copper levels by genetic, dietary, and pharmacological manipulations in both AD transgenic animal and cell culture models is able to attenuate Aβ production (7, 9, 11–15). However, the underlying mechanism is at present unclear.Abnormal cholesterol metabolism is also a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of AD. Hypercholesterolemia increases the risk of developing AD-like pathology in a transgenic mouse model (16). Epidemiological and animal model studies show that a hypercholesterolemic diet is associated with Aβ accumulation and accelerated cognitive decline, both of which are further aggravated by high dietary copper (17, 18). In contrast, biochemical depletion of cholesterol using statins, inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methyglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, and methyl-β-cyclodextrin, a cholesterol sequestering agent, inhibit Aβ production in animal and cell culture models (19–25).Cholesterol is enriched in lipid rafts, membrane microdomains implicated in Aβ generation from APP cleavage by β- and γ-secretases. Recruitment of BACE1 (β-secretase) into lipid rafts increases the production of sAPPβ and Aβ (23, 26). The β-secretase-cleaved APP C-terminal fragment (β-CTF), and γ-secretase, a multiprotein complex composed of presenilin (PS1 or PS2), nicastrin (Nct), PEN-2 and APH-1, colocalize to lipid rafts (27). The accumulation of Aβ in lipid rafts isolated from AD and APP transgenic mice brains (28) provided further evidence that cholesterol plays a role in APP processing and Aβ generation.Currently, copper and cholesterol have been reported to modulate APP processing independently. However, evidence indicates that, despite tissue copper deficiency, Aβ·Cu2+ complexes form in AD that catalytically oxidize cholesterol and lipid to generate H2O2 and lipid peroxides (e.g. hydroxynonenal and malondialdehyde), which contribute to oxidative damage observed in AD (29–35). The underlying mechanism leading to the formation of pathological Aβ·Cu2+ complexes is unknown. In this study, we show that copper alters the structure of lipid rafts, and attenuates Aβ synthesis in lipid rafts by inhibition of APP endocytosis. We also identify a paradoxical inverse relationship between total cellular copper levels and copper distribution to lipid rafts, which appear to possess a privileged pool of copper where Aβ is more likely to interact with Cu2+ under copper-deficiency conditions to form Aβ·Cu2+ complexes. These data provide a novel mechanism by which cellular copper deficiency in AD could foster an environment for potentially adverse interactions between Aβ, copper, and cholesterol in lipid rafts. 相似文献
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Yun Liu Yun-wu Zhang Xin Wang Han Zhang Xiaoqing You Francesca-Fang Liao Huaxi Xu 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2009,284(18):12145-12152
Excessive accumulation of β-amyloid peptides in the brain is a major
cause for the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease. β-Amyloid is derived
from β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) through sequential cleavages by
β- and γ-secretases, whose enzymatic activities are tightly
controlled by subcellular localization. Delineation of how intracellular
trafficking of these secretases and APP is regulated is important for
understanding Alzheimer disease pathogenesis. Although APP trafficking is
regulated by multiple factors including presenilin 1 (PS1), a major component
of the γ-secretase complex, and phospholipase D1 (PLD1), a
phospholipid-modifying enzyme, regulation of intracellular trafficking of
PS1/γ-secretase and β-secretase is less clear. Here we demonstrate
that APP can reciprocally regulate PS1 trafficking; APP deficiency results in
faster transport of PS1 from the trans-Golgi network to the cell
surface and increased steady state levels of PS1 at the cell surface, which
can be reversed by restoring APP levels. Restoration of APP in APP-deficient
cells also reduces steady state levels of other γ-secretase components
(nicastrin, APH-1, and PEN-2) and the cleavage of Notch by
PS1/γ-secretase that is more highly correlated with cell surface levels
of PS1 than with APP overexpression levels, supporting the notion that Notch
is mainly cleaved at the cell surface. In contrast, intracellular trafficking
of β-secretase (BACE1) is not regulated by APP. Moreover, we find that
PLD1 also regulates PS1 trafficking and that PLD1 overexpression promotes cell
surface accumulation of PS1 in an APP-independent manner. Our results clearly
elucidate a physiological function of APP in regulating protein trafficking
and suggest that intracellular trafficking of PS1/γ-secretase is
regulated by multiple factors, including APP and PLD1.An important pathological hallmark of Alzheimer disease
(AD)4 is the formation
of senile plaques in the brains of patients. The major components of those
plaques are β-amyloid peptides (Aβ), whose accumulation triggers a
cascade of neurodegenerative steps ending in formation of senile plaques and
intraneuronal fibrillary tangles with subsequent neuronal loss in susceptible
brain regions (1,
2). Aβ is proteolytically
derived from the β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) through sequential
cleavages by β-secretase (BACE1), a novel membrane-bound aspartyl
protease (3,
4), and by γ-secretase, a
high molecular weight complex consisting of at least four components:
presenilin (PS), nicastrin (NCT), anterior pharynx-defective-1 (APH-1), and
presenilin enhancer-2 (PEN-2)
(5,
6). APP is a type I
transmembrane protein belonging to a protein family that includes APP-like
protein 1 (APLP1) and 2 (APLP2) in mammals
(7,
8). Full-length APP is
synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and transported through the
Golgi apparatus. Most secreted Aβ peptides are generated within the
trans-Golgi network (TGN), also the major site of steady state APP in
neurons
(9–11).
APP can be transported to the cell surface in TGN-derived secretory vesicles
if not proteolyzed to Aβ or an intermediate metabolite. At the cell
surface APP is either cleaved by α-secretase to produce soluble
sAPPα (12) or
reinternalized for endosomal/lysosomal degradation
(13,
14). Aβ may also be
generated in endosomal/lysosomal compartments
(15,
16). In contrast to neurotoxic
Aβ peptides, sAPPα possesses neuroprotective potential
(17,
18). Thus, the subcellular
distribution of APP and proteases that process it directly affect the ratio of
sAPPα to Aβ, making delineation of the mechanisms responsible for
regulating trafficking of all of these proteins relevant to AD
pathogenesis.Presenilin (PS) is a critical component of the γ-secretase. Of the
two mammalian PS gene homologues, PS1 and PS2, PS1
encodes the major form (PS1) in active γ-secretase
(19,
20). Nascent PSs undergo
endoproteolytic cleavage to generate an amino-terminal fragment (NTF) and a
carboxyl-terminal fragment (CTF) to form a functional PS heterodimer
(21). Based on observations
that PSs possess two highly conserved aspartate residues indispensable for
γ-secretase activity and that specific transition state analogue
γ-secretase inhibitors bind to PS1 NTF/CTF heterodimers
(5,
22), PSs are believed to be
the catalytic component of the γ-secretase complex. PS assembles with
three other components, NCT, APH-1, and PEN-2, to form the functional
γ-secretase (5,
6). Strong evidence suggests
that PS1/γ-secretase resides principally in the ER, early Golgi, TGN,
endocytic and intermediate compartments, most of which (except the TGN) are
not major subcellular sites for APP
(23,
24). In addition to generating
Aβ and cleaving APP to release the APP intracellular domain,
PS1/γ-secretase cleaves other substrates such as Notch
(25), cadherin
(26), ErbB4
(27), and CD44
(28), releasing their
respective intracellular domains. Interestingly, PS1/γ-secretase
cleavage of different substrates seems to occur at different subcellular
compartments; APP is mainly cleaved at the TGN and early endosome domains,
whereas Notch is predominantly cleaved at the cell surface
(9,
11,
29). Thus, perturbing
intracellular trafficking of PS1/γ-secretase may alter interactions
between PS1/γ-secretase and APP, contributing to either abnormal Aβ
generation and AD pathogenesis or decreased access of PS1/γ-secretase to
APP such that Aβ production is reduced. However, mechanisms regulating
PS1/γ-secretase trafficking warrant further investigation.In addition to participating in γ-secretase activity, PS1 regulates
intracellular trafficking of several membrane proteins, including other
γ-secretase components (nicastrin, APH-1, and PEN-2) and the substrate
APP (reviewed in Ref. 30).
Intracellular APP trafficking is highly regulated and requires other factors
such as mint family members and SorLA
(2). Moreover, we recently
found that phospholipase D1 (PLD1), a phospholipid-modifying enzyme that
regulates membrane trafficking events, can interact with PS1, and can regulate
budding of APP-containing vesicles from the TGN and delivery of APP to the
cell surface (31,
32). Interestingly, Kamal
et al. (33)
identified an axonal membrane compartment that contains APP, BACE1, and PS1
and showed that fast anterograde axonal transport of this compartment is
mediated by APP and kinesin-I, implying a traffic-regulating role for APP.
Increased APP expression is also shown to decrease retrograde axonal transport
of nerve growth factor (34).
However, whether APP indeed regulates intracellular trafficking of proteins
including BACE1 and PS1/γ-secretase requires further validation. In the
present study we demonstrate that intracellular trafficking of PS1, as well as
that of other γ-secretase components, but not BACE1, is regulated by
APP. APP deficiency promotes cell surface delivery of PS1/γ-secretase
complex and facilitates PS1/γ-secretase-mediated Notch cleavage. In
addition, we find that PLD1 also regulates intracellular trafficking of PS1
through a different mechanism and more potently than APP. 相似文献
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Bor Luen Tang 《Cell Adhesion & Migration》2009,3(1):118-128
Aberrant and/or cumulative amyloid-beta (Aβ) production, resulting from proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by β and γ-secretases, have been postulated to be a main etiological basis of Alzheimer disease (AD). A number of proteins influence the subcellular trafficking itinerary of APP and the β-site APP-cleaving enzyme (BACE1) between the cell surface, endosomes and the trans-Golgi network (TGN). Available evidence suggests that co-residence of APP and BACE1 in the endosomal compartments promotes amyloidogenesis. Retrograde transport of APP out of the endosome to the TGN reduces Aβ production, while APP routed to and kept at the cell surface enhances its non-amyloidogenic, α-secretase-mediated processing. Changes in post-Golgi membrane trafficking in aging neurons that may influence APP processing is particularly relevant to late-onset, idiopathic AD. Dystrophic axons are key features of AD pathology, and impaired axonal transport could play crucial roles in the pathogenesis of idiopathic AD. Recent evidence has also indicated that Aβ-induced synaptic defects and memory impairment could be explained by a loss of both AMPA and NMDA receptors through endocytosis. Detail understanding of factors that influence these neuronal trafficking processes will open up novel therapeutic avenues for preventing or delaying the onset of symptomatic AD.Key words: amyloid precursor protein (APP), β-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1), endosome, glutamate receptors, trans-Golgi network (TGN) 相似文献