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BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 42, Issue 1, Pages 137-144Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/bi026888g
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- NIA NIH HHS [AG12749, AG17574] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS41355] Funding Source: Medline
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gamma-Secretase is an intramembrane-cleaving protease whose substrates include Notch and the amyloid precursor protein (APP). On the basis of initial genetic and pharmacologic data, the gamma-secretase activity responsible for cleavage of both proteins appears to be identical. However, apparent differences in the cleavage site and in sequence specificity raise questions about the degree of similarity between Notch and APP gamma-like proteolysis. In an effort to resolve this issue directly, we established an in vitro gamma-secretase activity assay that cleaves both APP- and Notch-based substrates, C100Flag and NI00Flag. Analysis with specific gamma-secretase inhibitors, dominant-negative gamma-secretase preparations, and antibody co-immunoprecipitations all demonstrated identical cleavage of these substrates. Most importantly, we found that these substrates prevented cleavage of each other, indicating that the same gamma-secretase complex can cleave either protein. Finally, we provide evidence that both substrates are cut at two distinct regions in the transmembrane domain. These data resolve some of the apparent conflicts and strongly indicate that Notch and APP are proteolyzed by the same enzyme(s).
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