Amino-truncated amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta5-40/42) produced from caspase-cleaved amyloid precursor protein is deposited in Alzheimer's disease brain

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Kazuya TakedaTakeshi Tabira

Abstract

Caspase activation and apoptosis are implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In view of the finding that the amyloid precursor protein (APP) undergoes caspase-mediated cleavage in the cytoplasmic region, we analyzed amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) production in human neuronal and nonneuronal cells expressing wild-type APP and the caspase-cleaved form of APP (APPDeltaC). Biochemical analyses, including immunoprecipitation/mass spectrometry, revealed that APPDeltaC-expressing cells secrete increased levels of amino-terminally truncated Abeta5-40/42 and reduced levels of Abeta1-40/42, compared with wild-type APP-expressing cells. We propose that Abeta5-40/42 is derived from alternative beta-cleavage of APP by alpha-secretase-like protease(s), based on data from treatment of cells with inhibitors of BACE and alpha-secretase. Apoptosis induction resulted in this alternative cleavage of APP in wild-type APP-expressing cells. Moreover, immunohistochemical staining of the AD brain with an end-specific antibody to Abeta5-40/42 revealed peptide deposits in vascular lesions with amyloid angiopathy. The data collectively suggest that caspase cleavage of APP leads to increased production and deposition of Abeta5-40/42 in the AD brain, and high...Continue Reading

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