Amyloid-β Fosters p35/CDK5 Signaling Contributing to Changes of Inhibitory Synapses in Early Stages of Cerebral Amyloidosis.

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease : JAD
Eva KissJochen Kuhse

Abstract

Early changes in inhibitory synapse connectivities are thought to contribute to the excitation/inhibition imbalance preceding neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recently, we reported a robust increase in the level of different key-proteins of inhibitory synapses in hippocampal subregions of pre-symptomatic APPswe-PS1 mice, a model of cerebral amyloidosis. Besides increased inhibitory synaptic clusters on parvalbumin-positive projections in CA1 and CA3, we observed impaired communication between these two hippocampal areas of young APP-PS1 mice. Interestingly, the phosphorylation of gephyrin, a major organizer of inhibitory synapses, was also increased. Here, we demonstrate that the protein levels of CDK5, a kinase involved in the phosphorylation of gephyrin, and its regulatory protein p35 are also significantly increased in hippocampal subregions of young APP-PS1 mice. Consistently, the expression of hAPP-swe in cultured hippocampal neurons resulted in higher p35-protein levels, indicating a possible molecular link between increased Aβ-production and the elevated p35/CDK5 levels seen in vivo. Further, a shRNA mediated downregulation of p35-expression in hippocampal neurons correlated with a decrease in gephyrin phos...Continue Reading

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