Delta-secretase, a lysosomal asparagine endopeptidase (AEP), simultaneously cleaves both APP and tau, controlling the onset of pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, how this protease is post-translationally regulated remains unclear. Here we report that serine-arginine protein kinase 2 (SRPK2) phosphorylates delta-secretase and enhances its enzymatic activity. SRPK2 phosphorylates serine 226 on delta-secretase and accelerates its autocatalytic cleavage, leading to its cytoplasmic translocation and escalated enzymatic activities. Delta-secretase is highly phosphorylated in human AD brains, tightly correlated with SRPK2 activity. Overexpression of a phosphorylation mimetic (S226D) in young 3xTg mice strongly promotes APP and tau fragmentation and facilitates amyloid plaque deposits and neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) formation, resulting in cognitive impairment. Conversely, viral injection of the non-phosphorylatable mutant (S226A) into 5XFAD mice decreases APP and tau proteolytic cleavage, attenuates AD pathologies, and reverses cognitive defects. Our findings support that delta-secretase phosphorylation by SRPK2 plays a critical role in aggravating AD pathogenesis.
基金:
NIH [RO1 AG051538]; National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) of China [81528007]; Emory University [5P30NS055077]
第一作者单位:[1]Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA[5]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Minist Educ Neurol Dis, Dept Pathophysiol,Key Lab, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA[5]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Minist Educ Neurol Dis, Dept Pathophysiol,Key Lab, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China[6]Coinnovat Ctr Neuroregenerat, Nantong 226001, Peoples R China[7]Tongji Univ, Sch Med, Tongji Hosp, Translat Ctr Stem Cell Res, Shanghai 200065, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Zhi-Hao,Liu Pai,Liu Xia,et al.Delta-Secretase Phosphorylation by SRPK2 Enhances Its Enzymatic Activity, Provoking Pathogenesis in Alzheimer's Disease[J].MOLECULAR CELL.2017,67(5):812-+.doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2017.07.018.
APA:
Wang, Zhi-Hao,Liu, Pai,Liu, Xia,Manfredsson, Fredric P.,Sandoval, Ivette M....&Ye, Keqiang.(2017).Delta-Secretase Phosphorylation by SRPK2 Enhances Its Enzymatic Activity, Provoking Pathogenesis in Alzheimer's Disease.MOLECULAR CELL,67,(5)
MLA:
Wang, Zhi-Hao,et al."Delta-Secretase Phosphorylation by SRPK2 Enhances Its Enzymatic Activity, Provoking Pathogenesis in Alzheimer's Disease".MOLECULAR CELL 67..5(2017):812-+