Abstract
Various first messengers linked to phospholipase C, including acetylcholine and interleukin 1, regulate the production both of the secreted form of the amyloid protein precursor (APP) and of amyloid beta-protein. We have now identified intracellular signals which are responsible for mediating these effects. We show that activation of phospholipase C may affect APP processing by either of two pathways, one involving an increase in protein kinase C and the other an increase in cytoplasmic calcium levels. The effects of calcium on APP processing appear to be independent of protein kinase C activation. The observed effects of calcium on APP processing may be of therapeutic utility.
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Created | 19 years, 2 months ago (May 31, 2006, 8:46 a.m.) |
Deposited | 3 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2022, 1:43 p.m.) |
Indexed | 1 month, 1 week ago (July 16, 2025, 9:07 a.m.) |
Issued | 31 years, 3 months ago (May 10, 1994) |
Published | 31 years, 3 months ago (May 10, 1994) |
Published Online | 31 years, 3 months ago (May 10, 1994) |
Published Print | 31 years, 3 months ago (May 10, 1994) |
@article{Buxbaum_1994, title={Calcium regulates processing of the Alzheimer amyloid protein precursor in a protein kinase C-independent manner.}, volume={91}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.91.10.4489}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.91.10.4489}, number={10}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Buxbaum, J D and Ruefli, A A and Parker, C A and Cypess, A M and Greengard, P}, year={1994}, month=may, pages={4489–4493} }