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ArticleScientific reports2017

Endocytic uptake of monomeric amyloid-β peptides is clathrin- and dynamin-independent and results in selective accumulation of Aβ(1-42) compared to Aβ(1-40).

Emelie Wesén, Gavin D M Jeffries, Maria Matson Dzebo, Elin K Esbjörner

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers.

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75 citing papers in PubMed, 113 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emelie WesénDivision of Chemical Biology, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Gavin D M JeffriesDivision of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Maria Matson DzeboDivision of Chemical Biology, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Elin K EsbjörnerDivision of Chemical Biology, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden. eline@chalmers.se.ORCID 0000-0002-1253-6342
Chalmers University of Technology · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intraneuronal accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides represent an early pathological feature in Alzheimer's disease. We have therefore utilized flow cytometry and confocal microscopy in combination with endocytosis inhibition to explore the internalisation efficiency and uptake mechanisms of Aβ(1-40) and Aβ(1-42) monomers in cultured SH-SY5Y cells. We find that both variants are constitutively internalised via endocytosis and that their uptake is proportional to cellular endocytic rate. Moreover, SH-SY5Y cells internalise consistently twice the amount of Aβ(1-42) compared to Aβ(1-40); an imaging-based quantification showed that cells treated with 1 µM peptide for 8 h contained 800,000 peptides of Aβ(1-42) and 400,000 of Aβ(1-40). Both variants co-localised to >90% with lysosomes or other acidic compartments. Dynasore and chlorpromazine endocytosis inhibitors were both found to reduce uptake, particularly of Aβ(1-42). Overexpression of the C-terminal of the clathrin-binding domain of AP180, dynamin2 K44A, or Arf6 Q67L did however not reduce uptake of the Aβ variants. By contrast, perturbation of actin polymerisation and inhibition of macropinocytosis reduced Aβ(1-40) and Aβ(1-42) uptake considerably. This study clarifies mechanisms of Aβ(1-40) and Aβ(1-42) uptake, pinpoints differences between the two variants and highlights a common and putative role of macropinocytosis in the early accumulation of intraneuronal Aβ in AD.

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EndocytosisProtein AggregatesProtein Aggregation, PathologicalADP-Ribosylation Factor 6ADP-Ribosylation FactorsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiological TransportCell LineClathrinDynaminsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansNeuronsPeptide FragmentsPinocytosisADP-Ribosylation Factor 6ADP-Ribosylation FactorsAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-42)ARF6 protein, humanClathrinDynaminsPeptide FragmentsProtein Aggregates

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PMID28515429
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