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Conformational targeting of intracellular A? oligomers demonstrates their pathological oligomerization inside the endoplasmic reticulum.

ABSTRACT: A? oligomers (A?Os) are crucially involved in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). However, the lack of selective approaches for targeting these polymorphic A? assemblies represents a major hurdle in understanding their biosynthesis, traffic and actions in living cells. Here, we established a subcellularly localized conformational-selective interference (CSI) approach, based on the expression of a recombinant antibody fragment against A?Os in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). By CSI, we can control extra- and intracellular pools of A?Os produced in an AD-relevant cell model, without interfering with the maturation and processing of the A? precursor protein. The anti-A?Os intrabody selectively intercepts critical A?O conformers in the ER, modulating their assembly and controlling their actions in pathways of cellular homeostasis and synaptic signalling. Our results demonstrate that intracellular A? undergoes pathological oligomerization through critical conformations formed inside the ER. This establishes intracellular A?Os as key targets for AD treatment and presents CSI as a potential targeting strategy.

SUBMITTER: Meli G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4050278 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Conformational targeting of intracellular Aβ oligomers demonstrates their pathological oligomerization inside the endoplasmic reticulum.

Meli Giovanni G Lecci Agnese A Manca Annalisa A Krako Nina N Albertini Valentina V Benussi Luisa L Ghidoni Roberta R Cattaneo Antonino A

Nature communications 20140527

Aβ oligomers (AβOs) are crucially involved in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). However, the lack of selective approaches for targeting these polymorphic Aβ assemblies represents a major hurdle in understanding their biosynthesis, traffic and actions in living cells. Here, we established a subcellularly localized conformational-selective interference (CSI) approach, based on the expression of a recombinant antibody fragment against AβOs in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). By CSI, we can control extra- an ...[more]

PMID: 24861166

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Conformational targeting of intracellular A? oligomers demonstrates their pathological oligomerization inside the endoplasmic reticulum.

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Conformational targeting of intracellular Aβ oligomers demonstrates their pathological oligomerization inside the endoplasmic reticulum.

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