Regulated hyperaccumulation of presenilin-1 and the "gamma-secretase" complex. Evidence for differential intramembranous processing of transmembrane subatrates.
Intramembranous "gamma-secretase" processing of beta-amyloid precursor protein ( APP) and other transmembrane proteins, including Notch, is mediated by a macromolecular complex consisting of presenilins (PSs), nicastrin ( NCT), APH-1, and PEN-2. We now demonstrate that in cells coexpressing PS1, APH-1, and NCT, full-length PS1 accumulates to high levels and is fairly stable. Upon expression of PEN-2, the levels of PS1 holoprotein are significantly reduced, commensurate with an elevation in levels of PS1 fragments. These findings suggest that APH-1 and NCT are necessary for stabilization of full-length PS1 and that PEN-2 is critical for the proteolysis of stabilized PS1. In N2a and 293 cell lines that stably overexpress PS1, APH-1, NCT, and PEN-2, PS1 fragment levels are elevated by up to 10-fold over endogenous levels. In these cells, we find a marked accumulation of the APP-CTF gamma (AICD) fragment and a concomitant reduction in levels of both APP- CTF beta and CTF alpha. Moreover, the production of the gamma-secretase-generated Notch S3/NICD derivative is modestly elevated. However, we failed to observe a corresponding increase in levels of secreted A beta peptides in the medium of these cells. These results lead us to conclude that, although the PS1, APH-1, NCT, and PEN-2 are essential for gamma-secretase activity, the proteolysis of APP- CTF and Notch S2/NEXT are differentially regulated and require the activity of additional cofactors that promote production of AICD, NICD, and A beta.[1]References
- Regulated hyperaccumulation of presenilin-1 and the "gamma-secretase" complex. Evidence for differential intramembranous processing of transmembrane subatrates. Kim, S.H., Ikeuchi, T., Yu, C., Sisodia, S.S. J. Biol. Chem. (2003) [Pubmed]
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