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Beta-amyloid (25-35) Enhances Lipid Metabolism and Protein Ubiquitination in Cultured Neurons

Beta-amyloid (25-35) Enhances Lipid Metabolism and Protein Ubiquitination in Cultured Neurons

Emanuela Cazzaniga, Alessandra Bulbarelli, Arianna Cassetti, Elena Lonati, Francesca Re, Paola Palestini, Tatsuro Mutoh, Massimo Masserini

J Neurosci Res. 2007 Aug 1;85(10):2253-61.

PMID: 17510978

Abstract:

We investigated the effect of beta-amyloid (Abeta) (25-35), a cytotoxic fragment of Abeta peptide, on lipid metabolism and protein ubiquitination in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. After treatment with Abeta under conditions leading to apoptotis, as assessed by caspase activity assay, the total cell mass of lipids changed following a biphasic behavior, with an increase that reached a maximum after 16 hr of treatment, followed by a decrease. The increase at 16 hr was 15.3% in the case of phospholipids and 103.0% in the case of gangliosides and was due to enhanced biosynthesis as confirmed by increase of radioactivity incorporation (phospholipids +52.0%, gangliosides +193.1%) in cells fed with tritiated palmitic acid. No change with respect to cholesterol was observed. Strikingly, under these conditions, the ubiquitination state of cell proteins strongly increased. These effects were not observed with the (35-25) reverse sequence peptide. Similarly to Abeta, lactacystin treatment increased lipid synthesis and protein ubiquitination; only lactacystin, and not Abeta, induced a strong decrease of proteasome chimotrypsin activity. These results suggest that Abeta enhances protein ubiquitination, without inhibiting proteasomal activity, and lipid synthesis. These results may shed new light on the mechanisms of Abeta toxicity.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP147740736	Amyloid β-Protein Fragment 35-25		147740-73-6	Price

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