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PLOS GENETICS
卷 11, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005025
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- National Institutes of Health [R01 GM083335, R03 AG047132]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81371482]
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [13ZR1456500]
- Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission [14ZZ028]
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia in the elderly. beta-amyloid (A beta) accumulation in the brain is thought to be a primary event leading to eventual cognitive and motor dysfunction in AD. A beta has been shown to promote neuronal hyperactivity, which is consistent with enhanced seizure activity in mouse models and AD patients. Little, however, is known about whether, and how, increased excitability contributes to downstream pathologies of AD. Here, we show that overexpression of human A beta 42 in a Drosophila model indeed induces increased neuronal activity. We found that the underlying mechanism involves the selective degradation of the A-type K+ channel, Kv4. An age-dependent loss of Kv4 leads to an increased probability of AP firing. Interestingly, we find that loss of Kv4 alone results in learning and locomotion defects, as well as a shortened lifespan. To test whether the A beta 42-induced increase in neuronal excitability contributes to, or exacerbates, downstream pathologies, we transgenically over-expressed Kv4 to near wild-type levels in A beta 42-expressing animals. We show that restoration of Kv4 attenuated age-dependent learning and locomotor deficits, slowed the onset of neurodegeneration, and partially rescued premature death seen in A beta 42-expressing animals. We conclude that A beta 42-induced hyperactivity plays a critical role in the age-dependent cognitive and motor decline of this A beta 42-Drosophila model, and possibly in AD.
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