Direct visualization of the gamma secretase-generated carboxyl-terminal domain of the amyloid precursor protein: association with Fe65 and translocation to the nucleus

被引:80
作者
Kinoshita, A [1 ]
Whelan, CM [1 ]
Smith, CJ [1 ]
Berezovska, O [1 ]
Hyman, BT [1 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Neurol,Alzheimer Unit,Alzheimer Dis Res Lab, Charlestown, MA 02129 USA
关键词
adapter protein; amyloid precursor protein; Fe65; FRET; gamma cleavage; intracellular domain;
D O I
10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.01016.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Amyloid-beta, the peptide that deposits as senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease, is derived from the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by a gamma secretase-mediated intramembranous cleavage. In addition to amyloid-beta, this cleavage produces a carboxyl-terminal intracellular fragment which has an unknown function. The carboxyl-terminal domain of APP interacts in the cytoplasm with an adapter protein, Fe65. We demonstrate by laser scanning confocal microscopy that a gamma secretase generated APP carboxyl-terminal domain, tagged with green fluorescent protein (GFP), translocates to the nucleus in a manner dependent upon stabilization by the adapter protein Fe65; APP which has been mutated to block interactions with Fe65 cannot be detected in the nucleus. The APP-CT domain continues to interact with Fe65 in the nucleus, as determined by both colocalization and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Visualization of the APP-CT-Fe65 complex in the nucleus may serve as a readout for processes that modify gamma secretase release of APP-CT.
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页码:839 / 847
页数:9
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