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ArticleProgress in neurobiology2021

Delta- and beta- secretases crosstalk amplifies the amyloidogenic pathway in Alzheimer's disease.

Yiyuan Xia, Zhi-Hao Wang, Zhentao Zhang, Xia Liu, Shan Ping Yu, Jian-Zhi Wang, Xiao-Chuan Wang, Keqiang Ye

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Article in Progress in neurobiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Asparagine endopeptidase (AEP) inhibitor formulation via zein-based nanoparticle improves the therapeutic efficacy toward Alzheimer's disease.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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  9. Inhibition of asparagine endopeptidase (AEP) effectively treats sporadic Alzheimer's disease in mice.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yiyuan XiaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Neurological Diseases, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430033, China.
Zhi-Hao WangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China.
Zhentao ZhangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China.
Xia LiuDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Shan Ping YuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Jian-Zhi WangDepartment of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Neurological Diseases, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430033, China.
Xiao-Chuan WangDepartment of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Neurological Diseases, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430033, China. Electronic address: wxch@mails.tjmu.edu.cn.
Keqiang YeDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: kye@emory.edu.
Emory University · USHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

Funding

Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE)UL1TR002378 · NCATS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Andres J Garcia, Elizabeth O. Ofili · 2017 to 2026
$92.1M
The Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG066511 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Amy D Rodriguez · 2020 to 2026
$29.0M
ENNCF - Viral Vector CoreP30NS055077 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI LEVEY, ALLAN I · 2008 to 2018
$6.8M
Molecular Regulation of AEP during AgeingRF1AG051538 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI YE, KEQIANG · 2016 to 2016
$3.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002378NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066511NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG051538NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS055077
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asparagine endopeptidase (AEP), a newly identified delta-secretase, simultaneously cleaves both APP and Tau, promoting Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathologies. However, its pathological role in AD remains incompletely understood. Here we show that delta-secretase cleaves BACE1, a rate-limiting protease in amyloid-β (Aβ) generation, escalating its enzymatic activity and enhancing senile plaques deposit in AD. Delta-secretase binds BACE1 and cuts it at N294 residue in an age-dependent manner and elevates its protease activity. The cleaved N-terminal motif is active even under neutral pH and associates with senile plaques in human AD brains. Subcellular fractionation reveals that delta-secretase and BACE1 reside in the endo-lysosomes. Interestingly, truncated BACE1 enzymatic domain (1-294) augments delta-secretase enzymatic activity and accelerates Aβ production, facilitating AD pathologies and cognitive impairments in APP/PS1 AD mouse model. Uncleavable BACE1 (N294A) inhibits delta-secretase activity and Aβ production and decreases AD pathologies in 5XFAD mice, ameliorating cognitive dysfunctions. Hence, delta- and beta- secretases' crosstalk aggravates each other's roles in AD pathogenesis.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAnimalsAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesMicePlaque, AmyloidAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesAlzheimer's diseaseAβBeta-secretaseDelta-secretaseSenile plaques

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PMID34166772
PMCPMC8627568
OpenAlexW3175234868

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