Reversal of ApoE4-induced recycling block as a novel prevention approach for Alzheimer’s disease

Xunde Xian, Theresa Pohlkamp, Murat S Durakoglugil, Connie H. Wong, Jürgen K. Beck, Courtney Lane-Donovan, Florian Plattner, Joachim Herz

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Abstract

ApoE4 genotype is the most prevalent and also clinically most important risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Available evidence suggests that the root cause for this increased risk is a trafficking defect at the level of the early endosome. ApoE4 differs from the most common ApoE3 isoform by a single amino acid that increases its isoelectric point and promotes unfolding of ApoE4 upon endosomal vesicle acidification. We found that pharmacological and genetic inhibition of NHE6, the primary proton leak channel in the early endosome, in rodents completely reverses the ApoE4-induced recycling block of the ApoE receptor Apoer2/Lrp8 and the AMPA-and NMDA-type glutamate receptors that are regulated by, and co-endocytosed in a complex with, Apoer2. Moreover, NHE6 inhibition restores the Reelin-mediated modulation of excitatory synapses that is impaired by ApoE4. Our findings suggest a novel potential approach for the prevention of late-onset AD.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere40048
JournaleLife
Volume7
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Immunology and Microbiology

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