Physical and functional interaction between the α- and γ-secretases: A new model of regulated intramembrane proteolysis

Autor: Sarvagna Patel, Dennis J. Selkoe, Nina E. Shepardson, Allen C. Chen, Soyon Hong, Sumin Kim
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: The Journal of Cell Biology
ISSN: 1540-8140
0021-9525
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201502001
Popis: The α-secretase ADAM10 interacts with γ-secretase in a proteolytically functional complex, which may suggest a new mechanism of RIP signaling where the sheddase and intramembrane protease reside together in a complex that can accept and process full-length substrates efficiently.
Many single-transmembrane proteins are sequentially cleaved by ectodomain-shedding α-secretases and the γ-secretase complex, a process called regulated intramembrane proteolysis (RIP). These cleavages are thought to be spatially and temporally separate. In contrast, we provide evidence for a hitherto unrecognized multiprotease complex containing both α- and γ-secretase. ADAM10 (A10), the principal neuronal α-secretase, interacted and cofractionated with γ-secretase endogenously in cells and mouse brain. A10 immunoprecipitation yielded γ-secretase proteolytic activity and vice versa. In agreement, superresolution microscopy showed that portions of A10 and γ-secretase colocalize. Moreover, multiple γ-secretase inhibitors significantly increased α-secretase processing (r = −0.86) and decreased β-secretase processing of β-amyloid precursor protein. Select members of the tetraspanin web were important both in the association between A10 and γ-secretase and the γ→α feedback mechanism. Portions of endogenous BACE1 coimmunoprecipitated with γ-secretase but not A10, suggesting that β- and α-secretases can form distinct complexes with γ-secretase. Thus, cells possess large multiprotease complexes capable of sequentially and efficiently processing transmembrane substrates through a spatially coordinated RIP mechanism.
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