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Presenilin-1 knockin mice reveal loss-of-function mechanism for familial Alzheimer's disease.


ABSTRACT: Presenilins play essential roles in memory formation, synaptic function, and neuronal survival. Mutations in the Presenilin-1 (PSEN1) gene are the major cause of familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD). How PSEN1 mutations cause FAD is unclear, and pathogenic mechanisms based on gain or loss of function have been proposed. Here, we generated Psen1 knockin (KI) mice carrying the FAD mutation L435F or C410Y. Remarkably, KI mice homozygous for either mutation recapitulate the phenotypes of Psen1(-/-) mice. Neither mutation altered Psen1 mRNA expression, but both abolished ?-secretase activity. Heterozygosity for the KI mutation decreased production of A?40 and A?42, increased the A?42/A?40 ratio, and exacerbated A? deposition. Furthermore, the L435F mutation impairs hippocampal synaptic plasticity and memory and causes age-dependent neurodegeneration in the aging cerebral cortex. Collectively, our findings reveal that FAD mutations can cause complete loss of Presenilin-1 function in vivo, suggesting that clinical PSEN mutations produce FAD through a loss-of-function mechanism.

SUBMITTER: Xia D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4358812 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Presenilin-1 knockin mice reveal loss-of-function mechanism for familial Alzheimer's disease.

Xia Dan D   Watanabe Hirotaka H   Wu Bei B   Lee Sang Hun SH   Li Yan Y   Tsvetkov Evgeny E   Bolshakov Vadim Y VY   Shen Jie J   Kelleher Raymond J RJ  

Neuron 20150301 5


Presenilins play essential roles in memory formation, synaptic function, and neuronal survival. Mutations in the Presenilin-1 (PSEN1) gene are the major cause of familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD). How PSEN1 mutations cause FAD is unclear, and pathogenic mechanisms based on gain or loss of function have been proposed. Here, we generated Psen1 knockin (KI) mice carrying the FAD mutation L435F or C410Y. Remarkably, KI mice homozygous for either mutation recapitulate the phenotypes of Psen1(-/-) mi  ...[more]

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