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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
BACE is an aspartyl protease that cleaves the amyloid precursor protein (APP) at the beta-secretase cleavage site and is involved in Alzheimer's disease. The aim of our study was to determine whether BACE affects the processing of the APP homolog APLP2. To this end, we developed BACE knockout mice with a targeted insertion of the gene for beta-galactosidase. BACE appeared to be exclusively expressed in neurons as determined by differential staining. BACE was expressed in specific areas in the cortex, hippocampus, cerebellum, pons, and spinal cord. APP processing was altered in the BACE knockouts with Abeta levels decreasing. The levels of APLP2 proteolytic products were decreased in BACE KO mice, but increased in BACE transgenic mice. Overexpression of BACE in cultured cells led to increased APLP2 processing. Our results strongly suggest that BACE is a neuronal protein that modulates the processing of both APP and APLP2.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/APLP1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/APLP2 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amyloid beta-Peptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Aplp1 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Aplp2 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/BACE1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Bace1 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Endopeptidases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Tissue Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/beta-Galactosidase
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1044-7431
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
642-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-8-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Alzheimer Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Amyloid beta-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:15080893-beta-Galactosidase
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
BACE (beta-secretase) modulates the processing of APLP2 in vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.