ALZHEIMER BETA-A4-AMYLOID PROTEIN-PRECURSOR IN IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELLS

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MONNING, U
KONIG, G
BANATI, RB
MECHLER, H
CZECH, C
GEHRMANN, J
SCHREITERGASSER, U
MASTERS, CL
BEYREUTHER, K
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[1] MAX PLANCK INST PSYCHIAT,DEPT NEUROMORPHOL,W-8033 MARTINSRIED,GERMANY
[2] CTR MENTAL HLTH,W-6700 MANNHEIM,GERMANY
[3] UNIV MELBOURNE,DEPT PATHOL,PARKVILLE,VIC 3052,AUSTRALIA
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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The mechanism of proteolytic breakdown of the betaA4-amyloid protein precursor (APP) has attracted much attention because of its relevance for Alzheimer's disease. Apart from the pathological role of APP in the amyloidogenesis, many efforts have been made to identify the functional significance of this widely expressed protein in various biological processes. Employing biochemical techniques, we demonstrate that APP is involved in the initiation of the immune response. Upon stimulation, it is expressed by the major functional types of T-lymphocytes, i.e. CD4+ and CD8+ cells. As was demonstrated for the CD4+ lymphoid cell line H9, APP is predominantly secreted. The remaining COOH-terminal fragments generated upon secretion were highly unstable. Of the APP produced by immunocompetent cells, considerable amounts were shown to be leukocyte-derived APP (L-APP). In addition, we were able to identify the KPI-containing L-APP isoform, L-APP733, as the major expressed L-APP isoform in immunocompetent cells, including rat microglial cells and astrocytes. The L-APP expression pattern of these cells showed high similarity. These findings seem to be indicative of an important function of APP within the immune system. Therefore, APP may be involved in various immunopathogenic conditions of the periphery and in the central nervous system.
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