MUTATION OF GLU693 TO GLN OR VAL717 TO ILE HAS NO EFFECT ON THE PROCESSING OF ALZHEIMER AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN EXPRESSED IN COS-1 CELLS BY CDNA TRANSFECTION

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作者
MARUYAMA, K [1 ]
USAMI, M [1 ]
YAMAOHARIGAYA, W [1 ]
TAGAWA, K [1 ]
ISHIURA, S [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL INST NEUROSCI,KODAIRA,TOKYO,JAPAN
关键词
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; COS-1; CELL; SECRETASE; PROCESSING; MUTATION;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(91)90442-V
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Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
One of the features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the formation of senile plaques, of which the main component is a 42 amino acid beta-protein (beta-P). Molecular cloning of beta-P revealed the presence of a 90-130 kDa precursor, amyloid precursor protein (APP). Since APP is expressed in normal brain without producing beta-P, some abnormal processing is the cause of the formation of beta-P in AD. Two kinds of mutations of APP, Glu693 to Gln and Val717 to Ile, were reported in AD-related diseases. Site-directed mutagenesis was applied, and the mutated APPs were expressed in COS-1 cells by cDNA transfection. They showed apparently the same processing as wild APP. This means that these mutations might not be a direct cause for the abnormal processing of APP or the formation of beta-P in AD.
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