Distribution and expression of Pen-2 in the central nervous system of APP/PS1 double transgenic mice

Acta Biochimica Et Biophysica Sinica
Yanan ChuGuiqiong He

Abstract

The γ-secretase complex catalyzes the final cleavage step of amyloid β-protein precursor (APP) to generate amyloid β (Aβ) peptide, a pathogenic component of senile plaques in the brain of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Recent studies have shown that presenilin enhancer-2 (Pen-2), presenilin (PS, including PS1 and PS2), nicastrin, and anterior pharynx-defective 1 are essential components of the γ-secretase. The structure and function of Pen-2 in vitro have been well defined. However, little is known about the neuroanatomical distribution and expression of Pen-2 in the central nervous system (CNS) of AD model mice. We report here, using various methods such as immunohistochemical staining and immunoblotting, that Pen-2 is widely expressed at specific neuronal cells of major areas in AD model mice, including the olfactory bulb, basal forebrain, striatum, cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus, hypothalamus, cerebellum, brainstem, and spinal cord. It is co-expressed with PS1 in specific neuronal cells in mouse brain. Pen-2 is distributed much more extensively than extracellular amyloid deposits, suggesting the importance of other factors in localized amyloid deposition. Pen-2 is localized predominantly in cell membrane and cyt...Continue Reading

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