期刊
EMBO JOURNAL
卷 30, 期 12, 页码 2501-2509出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.161
关键词
APP; BRI2/ITM2b; familial Alzheimer disease; familial Danish dementia; mouse model
资金
- Alzheimer's Association [IIRG-09-129984]
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [R01AG033007, R01NS049442]
- Edward N & Della L Thome Memorial Foundation
An autosomal dominant mutation in the BRI2/ITM2B gene causes familial Danish dementia (FDD). Analysis of FDDKI mice, a mouse model of FDD genetically congruous to the human disease since they carry one mutant and one wild-type Bri2/Itm2b allele, has shown that the Danish mutation causes loss of Bri2 protein, synaptic plasticity and memory impairments. BRI2 is a physiological interactor of A beta-precursor protein (APP), a gene associated with Alzheimer disease, which inhibits processing of APP. Here, we show that APP/Bri2 complexes are reduced in synaptic membranes of FDDKI mice. Consequently, APP metabolites derived from processing of APP by beta-, alpha- and gamma-secretases are increased in Danish dementia mice. APP haplodeficiency prevents memory and synaptic dysfunctions, consistent with a role for APP metabolites in the pathogenesis of memory and synaptic deficits. This genetic suppression provides compelling evidence that APP and BRI2 functionally interact, and that the neurological effects of the Danish form of BRI2 only occur when sufficient levels of APP are supplied by two alleles. This evidence establishes a pathogenic sameness between familial Danish and Alzheimer's dementias. The EMBO Journal (2011) 30, 2501-2509. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2011.161; Published online 17 May 2011
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