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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2011

ADP ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6) controls amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing by mediating the endosomal sorting of BACE1.

Ragna Sannerud, Ilse Declerck, Aleksandar Peric, Tim Raemaekers, Guillermo Menendez, Lujia Zhou, Baert Veerle, Katrijn Coen, Sebastian Munck, Bart De Strooper and 2 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 150 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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150 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 242 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ragna SannerudLaboratory of Membrane Trafficking, Center for Human Genetics, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Ilse Declerck
Aleksandar Peric
Tim Raemaekers
Guillermo Menendez
Lujia Zhou
Baert Veerle
Katrijn Coen
Sebastian Munck
Bart De Strooper
Giampietro Schiavo
Wim Annaert
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie · BECenter for Human Genetics · USKU Leuven · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyloid β (Aβ) peptides, the primary constituents of senile plaques and a hallmark in Alzheimer's disease pathology, are generated through the sequential cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by β-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) and γ-secretase. The early endosome is thought to represent a major compartment for APP processing; however, the mechanisms of how BACE1 encounters APP are largely unknown. In contrast to APP internalization, which is clathrin-dependent, we demonstrate that BACE1 is sorted to early endosomes via a route controlled by the small GTPase ADP ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6). Altering ARF6 levels or its activity affects endosomal sorting of BACE1, and consequently results in altered APP processing and Aβ production. Furthermore, sorting of newly internalized BACE1 from ARF6-positive towards RAB GTPase 5 (RAB5)-positive early endosomes depends on its carboxyterminal short acidic cluster-dileucine motif. This ARF6-mediated sorting of BACE1 is confined to the somatodendritic compartment of polarized neurons in agreement with Aβ peptides being primarily secreted from here. These results demonstrate a spatial separation between APP and BACE1 during surface-to-endosome transport, suggesting subcellular trafficking as a regulatory mechanism for this proteolytic processing step. It thereby provides a novel avenue to interfere with Aβ production through a selective modulation of the distinct endosomal transport routes used by BACE1 or APP.

Indexed as

Protein Processing, Post-TranslationalADP-Ribosylation Factor 6ADP-Ribosylation FactorsAmino Acid MotifsAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAnimalsCD59 AntigensCell CompartmentationCell PolarityDendritesEndocytosisEndosomesHeLa CellsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansADP-Ribosylation Factor 6ADP-Ribosylation FactorsAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesARF6 protein, humanArf6 protein, mouseArf6 protein, ratCD59 AntigensHistocompatibility Antigens Class ILeucinerab GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, Transferrin

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PMID21825135
PMCPMC3161548
OpenAlexW2112369131

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