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JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 29, 期 41, 页码 13042-13052出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2362-09.2009
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
- Japan Science and Technology Agency
- Information-Technology Promotion Agency, Japan
- Exploratory IT Human Resources Project (MITOH Program)
Amyloid beta protein (A beta), a pathogenic molecule associated with Alzheimer's disease, is produced by gamma-secretase, which cleaves the beta-carboxyl terminal fragment (beta CTF) of beta-amyloid precursor protein in the middle of its transmembrane domain. How the cleavage proceeds within the membrane has long been enigmatic. We hypothesized previously that beta CTF is cleaved first at the membrane-cytoplasm boundary, producing two long A beta s, A beta(48) and A beta(49), which are processed further by releasing three residues at each step to produce A beta(42) and A beta(40), respectively. To test this hypothesis, we used liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to quantify the specific tripeptides that are postulated to be released. Using CHAPSO (3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-2hydroxyl-1-propanesulfonate)-reconstituted gamma-secretase system, we confirmed that A beta(49) is converted to A beta(43/40) by successively releasing two or three tripeptides and that A beta(48) is converted to A beta(42/38) by successively releasing two tripeptides or these plus an additional tetrapeptide. Most unexpectedly, LC-MS/MS quantification revealed an induction period, 3-4 min, in the generation of peptides. When extrapolated, each time line for each tripeptide appears to intercept the same point on the x-axis. According to numerical simulation based on the successive reaction kinetics, the induction period exists. These results strongly suggest that A beta is generated through the stepwise processing of beta CTF by gamma-secretase.
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