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. 1997 Sep;3(9):1021-3.
doi: 10.1038/nm0997-1021.

Alzheimer's A beta(1-42) is generated in the endoplasmic reticulum/intermediate compartment of NT2N cells

D G Cook  1 , M S Forman, J C Sung, S Leight, D L Kolson, T Iwatsubo, V M Lee, R W Doms
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Alzheimer's A beta(1-42) is generated in the endoplasmic reticulum/intermediate compartment of NT2N cells

D G Cook et al. Nat Med. 1997 Sep.

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder involving the florid deposition of vascular and cerebral plaques composed chiefly of amyloid beta-peptide (A beta) derived from cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). Varying in length from 39 to 43 amino acids, A beta, particularly the longer A beta(42), is thought to play a significant role in AD pathogenesis. To better understand AD it is important to identify the subcellular organelles generating A beta. Studies using agents that disrupt endosomal/lysosomal function suggest that A beta is generated late in the secretory and endocytic pathways. However, much of what is known about A beta biosynthesis has been inferred by monitoring extracellular A beta levels since intracellular A beta is undetectable in most cell types. Consequently, the precise site or sites that generate A beta, or whether A beta(1-40) and A beta(1-42) are generated at the same point in the biosynthetic pathway, is not known. Using human NT2N neurons, we found that retention of APP in the endoplasmic reticulum/intermediate compartment (ER/IC) by three independent approaches eliminated production of intracellular A beta(1-40), but did not alter intracellular A beta(1-42) synthesis. These findings suggest that the ER/IC may be an important site for generating this highly amyloidogenic species of A beta.

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