Amyloid precursor protein controls cholesterol turnover needed for neuronal activity

Abstract: Perturbation of lipid metabolism favours progression of Alzheimer disease, in which processing of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) has important implications. APP cleavage is tightly regulated by cholesterol and APP fragments regulate lipid homeostasis. Here, we investigated whether up or down regulation of full‐length APP expression affected neuronal lipid metabolism. Expression of APP decreased HMG‐CoA reductase (HMGCR)‐mediated cholesterol biosynthesis and SREBP mRNA levels, while its down regulation had opposite effects. APP and SREBP1 co‐immunoprecipitated and co‐localized in the Golgi. This interaction prevented Site‐2 protease‐mediated processing of SREBP1, leading to inhibition of transcription of its target genes. A GXXXG motif in APP sequence was critical for regulation of HMGCR expression. In astrocytes, APP and SREBP1 did not interact nor did APP affect cholesterol biosynthesis. Neuronal expression of APP decreased both HMGCR and cholesterol 24‐hydroxylase mRNA levels and consequently cholesterol turnover, leading to inhibition of neuronal activity, which was rescued by geranylgeraniol, generated in the mevalonate pathway, in both APP expressing and mevastatin treated neurons. We conclude that APP controls cholesterol turnover needed for neuronal activity.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Amyloid precursor protein controls cholesterol turnover needed for neuronal activity ; volume:5 ; number:4 ; year:2013 ; pages:608-625 ; extent:18
EMBO molecular medicine / European Molecular Biology Organization ; 5, Heft 4 (2013), 608-625 (gesamt 18)

Creator
Pierrot, Nathalie
Tyteca, Donatienne
D'auria, Ludovic
Dewachter, Ilse
Gailly, Philippe
Hendrickx, Aurélie
Tasiaux, Bernadette
Haylani, Laetitia El
Muls, Nathalie
N'Kuli, Francisca
Laquerrière, Annie
Demoulin, Jean‐Baptiste
Campion, Dominique
Brion, Jean‐Pierre
Courtoy, Pierre J.
Kienlen‐Campard, Pascal
Octave, Jean‐Noël

DOI
10.1002/emmm.201202215
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023020309271983696958
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Pierrot, Nathalie
  • Tyteca, Donatienne
  • D'auria, Ludovic
  • Dewachter, Ilse
  • Gailly, Philippe
  • Hendrickx, Aurélie
  • Tasiaux, Bernadette
  • Haylani, Laetitia El
  • Muls, Nathalie
  • N'Kuli, Francisca
  • Laquerrière, Annie
  • Demoulin, Jean‐Baptiste
  • Campion, Dominique
  • Brion, Jean‐Pierre
  • Courtoy, Pierre J.
  • Kienlen‐Campard, Pascal
  • Octave, Jean‐Noël

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