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ArticleFrontiers in molecular neuroscience2017

Association of TrkA and APP Is Promoted by NGF and Reduced by Cell Death-Promoting Agents.

Nadia Canu, Ilaria Pagano, Luca Rosario La Rosa, Marsha Pellegrino, Maria Teresa Ciotti, Delio Mercanti, Fabiola Moretti, Valentina Sposato, Viviana Triaca, Carla Petrella and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nadia CanuDepartment of System Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"Rome, Italy; Institute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, National Council of Research of RomeRome, Italy.
Ilaria PaganoInstitute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, National Council of Research of Rome Rome, Italy.
Luca Rosario La RosaInstitute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, National Council of Research of Rome Rome, Italy.
Marsha PellegrinoInstitute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, National Council of Research of Rome Rome, Italy.
Maria Teresa CiottiInstitute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, National Council of Research of Rome Rome, Italy.
Delio MercantiInstitute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, National Council of Research of Rome Rome, Italy.
Fabiola MorettiInstitute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, National Council of Research of Rome Rome, Italy.
Valentina SposatoInstitute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, National Council of Research of RomeRome, Italy; European Brain Research InstituteRome, Italy.
Viviana TriacaInstitute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, National Council of Research of RomeRome, Italy; European Brain Research InstituteRome, Italy.
Carla PetrellaInstitute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, National Council of Research of Rome Rome, Italy.
Ichiro N MaruyamaInformation Processing Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University Okinawa, Japan.
Andrea LeviInstitute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, National Council of Research of Rome Rome, Italy.
Pietro CalissanoEuropean Brain Research InstituteRome, Italy; Institute of Cellular Biology and Neurobiology, National Council of Research of RomeRome, Italy.
Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology · ITEuropean Brain Research Institute · ITOkinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The amyloid precursor protein (APP) interacts with the tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrkA) in normal rat, mouse, and human brain tissue but not in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain tissue. However, it has not been reported whether the two proteins interact directly, and if so, which domains are involved. Clarifying these points will increase our understanding of the role and regulation of the TrkA/APP interaction in normal brain functioning as well as in AD. Here we addressed these questions using bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) and the proximity ligation assay (PLA). We demonstrated that exogenously expressed APP and TrkA associate through their juxtamembrane/transmembrane domains, to form a complex that localizes mainly to the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi. Formation of the complex was inhibited by p75NTR, ShcC and Mint-2. Importantly, we demonstrated that the association between endogenous APP and TrkA in primary septal neurons were modified by NGF, or by drugs that either inhibit ER-to-Golgi transport or perturb microtubules and microfilaments. Interestingly, several agents that induce cell death [amyloid β (Aβ)-peptide, staurosporine and rapamycin], albeit via different mechanisms, all caused dissociation of APP/TrkA complexes and increased production of C-terminal fragment (β-CTF) APP fragment. These findings open new perspectives for investigating the interplay between these proteins during neurodegeneration and AD.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseAPPBiFCCBFNNGFproximity ligation assayTrkA

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