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    FEBS Lett. 1998 Aug 14;433(1-2):73-7.

    Direct association of presenilin-1 with beta-catenin.

    Murayama M, Tanaka S, Palacino J, Murayama O, Honda T, Sun X, Yasutake K, Nihonmatsu N, Wolozin B, Takashima A.

    Laboratory for Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan.

    Families bearing mutations in the presenilin-1 (PSI) gene develop Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the mechanism through which PS1 causes AD is unclear. The co-immunoprecipitation with PS1 in transfected COS-7 cells indicates that PSI directly interacts with endogenous beta-catenin, and the interaction requires residues 322450 of PSI and 445-676 of beta-catenin. Both proteins are co-localized in the endoplasmic reticulum. Over-expression of PS1 reduces the level of cytoplasmic beta-catenin, and inhibits beta-catenin-T cell factor-regulated transcription. These results indicate that PSI plays a role as inhibitor of the beta-catenin signal, which may be connected with the AD dysfunction.

    PMID: 9738936 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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