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- Title
Accumulation of amyloid precursor protein C-terminal fragments triggers mitochondrial structure, function, and mitophagy defects in Alzheimer's disease models and human brains.
- Authors
Vaillant-Beuchot, Loan; Mary, Arnaud; Pardossi-Piquard, Raphaëlle; Bourgeois, Alexandre; Lauritzen, Inger; Eysert, Fanny; Kinoshita, Paula Fernanda; Cazareth, Julie; Badot, Céline; Fragaki, Konstantina; Bussiere, Renaud; Martin, Cécile; Mary, Rosanna; Bauer, Charlotte; Pagnotta, Sophie; Paquis-Flucklinger, Véronique; Buée-Scherrer, Valérie; Buée, Luc; Lacas-Gervais, Sandra; Checler, Frédéric
- Abstract
Several lines of recent evidence indicate that the amyloid precursor protein-derived C-terminal fragments (APP-CTFs) could correspond to an etiological trigger of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. Altered mitochondrial homeostasis is considered an early event in AD development. However, the specific contribution of APP-CTFs to mitochondrial structure, function, and mitophagy defects remains to be established. Here, we demonstrate in neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells expressing either APP Swedish mutations, or the β-secretase-derived APP-CTF fragment (C99) combined with β- and γ-secretase inhibition, that APP-CTFs accumulation independently of Aβ triggers excessive mitochondrial morphology alteration (i.e., size alteration and cristae disorganization) associated with enhanced mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production. APP-CTFs accumulation also elicit basal mitophagy failure illustrated by enhanced conversion of LC3, accumulation of LC3-I and/or LC3-II, non-degradation of SQSTM1/p62, inconsistent Parkin and PINK1 recruitment to mitochondria, enhanced levels of membrane and matrix mitochondrial proteins, and deficient fusion of mitochondria with lysosomes. We confirm the contribution of APP-CTFs accumulation to morphological mitochondria alteration and impaired basal mitophagy in vivo in young 3xTgAD transgenic mice treated with γ-secretase inhibitor as well as in adeno-associated-virus-C99 injected mice. Comparison of aged 2xTgAD and 3xTgAD mice indicates that, besides APP-CTFs, an additional contribution of Aβ to late-stage mitophagy activation occurs. Importantly, we report on mitochondrial accumulation of APP-CTFs in human post-mortem sporadic AD brains correlating with mitophagy failure molecular signature. Since defective mitochondria homeostasis plays a pivotal role in AD pathogenesis, targeting mitochondrial dysfunctions and/or mitophagy by counteracting early APP-CTFs accumulation may represent relevant therapeutic interventions in AD.
- Subjects
ALZHEIMER'S disease; MITOCHONDRIA; AMYLOID beta-protein precursor; AMYLOID beta-protein; MITOCHONDRIAL proteins; EXTRACELLULAR matrix proteins; REACTIVE oxygen species
- Publication
Acta Neuropathologica, 2021, Vol 141, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
0001-6322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00401-020-02234-7