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APP-C31: An Intracellular Promoter of Both Metal-Free and Metal-Bound Amyloid-β40 Aggregation and Toxicity in Alzheimer's Disease.

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) | 2024

Intracellular C-terminal cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) is elevated in the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and produces a peptide labeled APP-C31 that is suspected to be involved in the pathology of AD. But details about the role of APP-C31 in the development of the disease are not known. Here, this work reports that APP-C31 directly interacts with the N-terminal and self-recognition regions of amyloid-β40 (Aβ40 ) to form transient adducts, which facilitates the aggregation of both metal-free and metal-bound Aβ40 peptides and aggravates their toxicity. Specifically, APP-C31 increases the perinuclear and intranuclear generation of large Aβ40 deposits and, consequently, damages the nucleus leading to apoptosis. The Aβ40 -induced degeneration of neurites and inflammation are also intensified by APP-C31 in human neurons and murine brains. This study demonstrates a new function of APP-C31 as an intracellular promoter of Aβ40 amyloidogenesis in both metal-free and metal-present environments, and may offer an interesting alternative target for developing treatments for AD that have not been considered thus far.

Pubmed ID: 37949680 RIS Download

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Associated grants

  • Agency: National Research Foundation of Korea,
    Id: NRF-2022R1A3B1077319
  • Agency: National Research Foundation of Korea,
    Id: NRF-2019R1A2C1004954
  • Agency: National Research Foundation of Korea,
    Id: NRF-2022R1A2C1011793
  • Agency: National Research Foundation of Korea,
    Id: NRF-2019R1C1C1010482
  • Agency: National Research Foundation of Korea,
    Id: NRF-2022R1I1A2068457
  • Agency: National Research Council of Science & Technology,
    Id: CCL22061-100
  • Agency: Korea Basic Science Institute,
    Id: C320000
  • Agency: Korea Basic Science Institute,
    Id: C330130
  • Agency: Korea Basic Science Institute,
    Id: C390000
  • Agency: Korea Basic Science Institute,
    Id: C318410
  • Agency: Institute for Basic Science,
    Id: IBS-R010-A1
  • Agency: Ministry of Education,
    Id: NRF-2019R1A6A1A10073887
  • Agency: Ministry of Education,
    Id: NRF-2019H1A2A1073754
  • Agency: Ministry of Education,
    Id: NRF-2018H1A2A1059772

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