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ArticleBiochemistry2014

Secreted amyloid β-proteins in a cell culture model include N-terminally extended peptides that impair synaptic plasticity.

Alfred T Welzel, John E Maggio, Ganesh M Shankar, Donald E Walker, Beth L Ostaszewski, Shaomin Li, Igor Klyubin, Michael J Rowan, Peter Seubert, Dominic M Walsh and 1 more

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Article in Biochemistry, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Alfred T Welzel
John E Maggio
Ganesh M Shankar
Donald E Walker
Beth L Ostaszewski
Shaomin Li
Igor Klyubin
Michael J Rowan
Peter Seubert
Dominic M Walsh
Dennis J Selkoe

Funding

TRANSGENICS AND PRESENILIN FUNCTIONP01AG015379 · NIA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI TANZI, RUDOLPH EMILE · 1998 to 2023
$51.3M
AGING IN THE BRAIN--ROLE OF THE FIBROUS PROTEINSR01AG006173 · NIA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI SELKOE, DENNIS J · 1985 to 2016
$2.5M
NIA NIH HHS 1R01AG01673NIA NIH HHS P01 AG015379NIA NIH HHS R01 AG006173PHS HHS 1R01AGO27443
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence for a central role of amyloid β-protein (Aβ) in the genesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has led to advanced human trials of Aβ-lowering agents. The “amyloid hypothesis” of AD postulates deleterious effects of small, soluble forms of Aβ on synaptic form and function. Because selectively targeting synaptotoxic forms of soluble Aβ could be therapeutically advantageous, it is important to understand the full range of soluble Aβ derivatives. We previously described a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line (7PA2 cells) that stably expresses mutant human amyloid precursor protein (APP). Here, we extend this work by purifying an sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-stable, ∼8 kDa Aβ species from the 7PA2 medium. Mass spectrometry confirmed its identity as a noncovalently bonded Aβ40 homodimer that impaired hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) in vivo. We further report the detection of Aβ-containing fragments of APP in the 7PA2 medium that extend N-terminal from Asp1 of Aβ. These N-terminally extended Aβ-containing monomeric fragments are distinct from soluble Aβ oligomers formed from Aβ1-40/42 monomers and are bioactive synaptotoxins secreted by 7PA2 cells. Importantly, decreasing β-secretase processing of APP elevated these alternative synaptotoxic APP fragments. We conclude that certain synaptotoxic Aβ-containing species can arise from APP processing events N-terminal to the classical β-secretase cleavage site.

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Neuronal PlasticityAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAnimalsCells, CulturedCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusCulture Media, ConditionedHumansLong-Term PotentiationMaleMicePeptide FragmentsAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-40)Amyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesCulture Media, ConditionedPeptide Fragments

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PMID24840308
PMCPMC4070750

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