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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-4-5
pubmed:abstractText
Amyloid precursor protein (APP), a transmembrane precursor of beta-amyloid, possesses a function whereby it associates with G(o) through its cytoplasmic His657-Lys676. Here we demonstrate that APP has a receptor function. In phospholipid vesicles consisting of baculovirally made APP695 and brain trimeric G(o), 22C11, a monoclonal antibody against the extracellular domain of APP, increased GTP gamma S binding and the turnover number of GTPase of G(o) without affecting its intrinsic GTPase activity. This effect of 22C11 was specific among various antibodies and was observed neither in G(o) vesicles nor in APP695/Gi2 vesicles. In APP695/G(o) vesicles, synthetic APP66-81, the epitope of 22C11, competitively antagonized the action of 22C11. Monoclonal antibody against APP657-676, the G(o) binding domain of APP695, specifically blocked 22C11-dependent activation of G(o). Therefore, APP has a potential receptor function whereby it specifically activates G(o) in a ligand-dependent and ligand-specific manner.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
270
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4205-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Ligand-dependent G protein coupling function of amyloid transmembrane precursor.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't