Functional domains in presenilin 1: the Tyr-288 residue controls gamma-secretase activity and endoproteolysis.
Processing of the Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein (APP) into the amyloid beta-protein and the APP intracellular domain is a proteolysis event mediated by the gamma-secretase complex where presenilin (PS) proteins are key constituents. PS is subjected to an endoproteolytic cleavage, generating a stable heterodimer composed of an N-terminal and a C-terminal fragment. Here we aimed at further understanding the role of PS in endoproteolysis, in proteolytic processing of APP and Notch, and in assembly of the gamma-secretase complex. By using a truncation protocol and alanine scanning, we identified Tyr-288 in the PS1 N-terminal fragment as critical for PS-dependent intramembrane proteolysis. Further mutagenesis of the 288 site identified mutants differentially affecting endoproteolysis and gamma-secretase activity. The Y288F mutant was endoproteolyzed to the same extent as wild type PS but increased the amyloid beta-protein 42/40 ratio by approximately 75%. In contrast, the Y288N mutant was also endoproteolytically processed but was inactive in reconstituting gamma-secretase in PS null cells. The Y288D mutant was deficient in both endoproteolysis and gamma-secretase activity. All three mutant PS1 molecules were incorporated into gamma-secretase complexes and stabilized Pen-2 in PS null cells. Thus, mutations at Tyr-288 do not affect gamma-secretase complex assembly but can differentially control endoproteolysis and gamma-secretase activity.[1]References
- Functional domains in presenilin 1: the Tyr-288 residue controls gamma-secretase activity and endoproteolysis. Laudon, H., Karlström, H., Mathews, P.M., Farmery, M.R., Gandy, S.E., Lundkvist, J., Lendahl, U., Näslund, J. J. Biol. Chem. (2004) [Pubmed]
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