RGD Reference Report - Broadly altered expression of the mRNA isoforms of FE65, a facilitator of beta amyloidogenesis, in Alzheimer cerebellum and other brain regions. - Rat Genome Database

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Broadly altered expression of the mRNA isoforms of FE65, a facilitator of beta amyloidogenesis, in Alzheimer cerebellum and other brain regions.

Authors: Hu, Q  Jin, LW  Starbuck, MY  Martin, GM 
Citation: Hu Q, etal., J Neurosci Res. 2000 Apr 1;60(1):73-86.
RGD ID: 10054036
Pubmed: PMID:10723070   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(20000401)60:1<73::AID-JNR8>3.0.CO;2-S   (Journal Full-text)

FE65 is a key "adapter" protein that links a multiprotein complex to an intracellular domain of beta-amyloid precursor protein (betaPP). Its overexpression modulates the trafficking of betaPP and facilitates the generation of beta-amyloid (Abeta). FE65 is predominantly expressed in brain tissues. An exon 9-inclusive isoform is exclusively expressed in neurons, and an exon 9-exclusive isoform is only expressed in non-neuronal cells. We quantitated the two isoforms in middle temporal cortex, middle frontal cortex, cerebellar cortex and caudate nucleus of 17 Alzheimer disease (AD) patients, 12 normal controls and 9 non-AD neurodegenerative disease controls by reverse transcription-competitive polymerase chain reaction (RT-cPCR). Expression of the two isoforms was significantly and differentially altered, with a 30-57% decrease in levels of the neuronal form (P < 0.05-0.002) and a 73-135% increase in levels of non-neuronal form (P < 0.02-0.001), in the temporal and frontal cortex of AD brains. These alterations presumably reflect advanced neurodegenerative processes of these regions. Surprisingly, expression of both isoforms was significantly up-regulated by 42-66% in the cerebellar cortex and caudate nucleus of AD brains when compared to normal brains (P < 0.05-0.005). Diffuse Abeta-positive plaques were observed in the cerebellum of these AD subjects but not in the normal controls. Selective up-regulation of only the FE65 neuronal isoform was seen in the cerebellar cortex in association with other neurodegenerative diseases (largely Parkinson's disease). Because FE65 modulates trafficking of betaPP toward the production of Abeta, the up-regulation of FE65 in AD cerebellum may be relevant to the genesis of diffuse plaques. Thus, early biochemical alterations in AD, not complicated by advanced pathology, may be beneficially investigated in the less-affected regions of the brain, such as the cerebellum.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Alzheimer's disease  IEP 10054036mRNA:altered expression:brain:RGD 
Alzheimer's disease  ISOAPBB1 (Homo sapiens)10054036; 10054036mRNA:altered expression:brain:RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Apbb1  (amyloid beta precursor protein binding family B member 1)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Apbb1  (amyloid beta precursor protein binding family B member 1)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
APBB1  (amyloid beta precursor protein binding family B member 1)


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