Bidirectional regulation of Aβ levels by Presenilin 1
Bustos V, Pulina MV, Kelahmetoglu Y, Sinha SC, Gorelick FS, Flajolet M, Greengard P. Bidirectional regulation of Aβ levels by Presenilin 1. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 7142-7147. PMID: 28533411, PMCID: PMC5502639, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1705235114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyloid precursor proteinAβ levelsΓ-secretase complexAlzheimer's diseasePresenilin 1Pathogenesis of ADAβ peptidesEndogenous kinaseΒ-amyloid peptidePS1 functionIntramembranous proteinsCatalytic subunitΓ-secretase activityPlaque loadC-terminal fragmentAutophagic degradationPotential therapySer367Selective phosphorylationSequential proteolysisTransgenic micePhosphorylationCultured cellsΒ-secretaseDiseasePhosphorylated Presenilin 1 decreases β-amyloid by facilitating autophagosome–lysosome fusion
Bustos V, Pulina MV, Bispo A, Lam A, Flajolet M, Gorelick FS, Greengard P. Phosphorylated Presenilin 1 decreases β-amyloid by facilitating autophagosome–lysosome fusion. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 7148-7153. PMID: 28533369, PMCID: PMC5502640, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1705240114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresenilin 1Γ-secretase complexAutophagosome-lysosome fusionAnnexin A2Β-amyloidAlzheimer's diseaseFusion of autophagosomes