Premium
Amyloid precursor protein expression in the rat hippocampal dentate gyrus modulates during memory consolidation
Author(s) -
Conboy Lisa,
Murphy Keith J.,
Regan Ciaran M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03484.x
Subject(s) - dentate gyrus , memory consolidation , internalization , amyloid precursor protein , hippocampal formation , neuroscience , synaptic plasticity , hippocampus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , chemistry , receptor , alzheimer's disease , medicine , biochemistry , disease
Despite advances in our understanding of the basic biology of amyloid precursor protein (APP), the normal physiological function(s) of APP in learning and memory remains unclear. Here we show increased APP degradation in the hippocampus to be associated with the consolidation of a passive avoidance response. Neurone‐specific APP695 expression became transiently reduced 2–4 h post‐training through association with endosomal adaptin proteins and enhanced internalization. By contrast, internalization of glial‐associated APP containing a Kunitz protease inhibitor‐like domain (APP‐KPI) was dependent on the low‐density lipoprotein receptor‐related protein (LRP). In addition, LRP expression and association with apolipoprotein E increased in the 2–4 h post‐training period. The LRP antagonist receptor‐associated protein prevented the APP‐KPI internalization and LRP–apolipoprotein E association and this resulted in amnesia. Degradation of APP695 and APP‐KPI did not appear to be related to α‐secretase activity, as no learning‐associated increase of secreted APP was observed in the CSF. Moreover, as internalization of APP isoforms was observed only in dentate gyrus, it probably relates to the learning‐associated restructuring of the perforant path terminals. Memory‐associated APP processing in both neuronal and glial compartments points to a role for glial unsheathing of synaptic connections, an event required for the synaptic restructuring that accompanies memory consolidation. These observations may have a direct relevance to understanding the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease as β/γ‐secretase‐derived β‐amyloid is formed following internalization of cell surface APP into the endosomal compartment.