The aspartate-257 of presenilin 1 is indispensable for mouse development and production of beta-amyloid peptides through beta-catenin-independent mechanisms.

To differentiate multiple activities of presenilin 1 (PS1), we generated transgenic mice expressing two human PS1 alleles: one with the aspartate to alanine mutation at residue 257 (hPS1D257A) that impairs the proteolytic activity of PS1, and the other deleting amino acids 340-371 of the hydrophilic loop sequence (hPS1Deltacat) essential for ...
beta-catenin interaction. We show here that although hPS1Deltacat is fully competent in rescuing the PS1-null lethal phenotype, hPS1D257A does not exhibit developmental activity. hPS1D257A also leads to the concurrent loss of the proteolytic processing of Notch and beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP) and the generation of beta-amyloid peptides (Abeta). Further, by measuring the levels of endogenous Abeta(X-40) and Abeta(X-42) in primary neuronal cultures, we confirmed the concept that PS1 is indispensable for the production of secreted Abeta.
Mesh Terms:
Amyloid beta-Protein, Animals, Aspartic Acid, Cytoskeletal Proteins, Hydrolysis, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Mice, Transgenic, Presenilin-1, Receptors, Notch, Trans-Activators, beta Catenin
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
Date: Jun. 25, 2002
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