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Familial Alzheimer disease presenilin-1 mutations alter the active site conformation of ?-secretase.

ABSTRACT: Presenilin-1 (PS1) is the catalytic subunit of ?-secretase, and mutations in this protein cause familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD). However, little is known about how these mutations affect the active site of ?-secretase. Here, we show that PS1 mutations alter the S2 subsite within the active site of ?-secretase using a multiple photoaffinity probe approach called "photophore walking." Moreover, we developed a unique in vitro assay with a biotinylated recombinant Notch1 substrate and demonstrated that PS1 FAD mutations directly and significantly reduced ?-secretase activity for Notch1 cleavage. Substitution of the Notch Cys-1752 residue, which interacts with the S2 subsite, with Val, Met, or Ile has little effect on wild-type PS1 but leads to more efficient substrates for mutant PS1s. This study indicates that alteration of this S2 subsite plays an important role in determining the activity and specificity of ?-secretase for APP and Notch1 processing, which provides structural basis and insights on how certain PS1 FAD mutations lead to AD pathogenesis.

SUBMITTER: Chau DM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3366784 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Familial Alzheimer disease presenilin-1 mutations alter the active site conformation of γ-secretase.

Chau De-Ming DM Crump Christina J CJ Villa Jennifer C JC Scheinberg David A DA Li Yue-Ming YM

The Journal of biological chemistry 20120329 21

Presenilin-1 (PS1) is the catalytic subunit of γ-secretase, and mutations in this protein cause familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD). However, little is known about how these mutations affect the active site of γ-secretase. Here, we show that PS1 mutations alter the S2 subsite within the active site of γ-secretase using a multiple photoaffinity probe approach called "photophore walking." Moreover, we developed a unique in vitro assay with a biotinylated recombinant Notch1 substrate and demonstrated ...[more]

PMID: 22461631

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Familial Alzheimer disease presenilin-1 mutations alter the active site conformation of ?-secretase.

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Familial Alzheimer disease presenilin-1 mutations alter the active site conformation of γ-secretase.

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