Secreted amyloid-b precursor protein functions as a GABA B R1a ligand to modulate synaptic transmission

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Abstract

Amyloid-b precursor protein (APP) is central to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, yet its physiological function remains unresolved. Accumulating evidence suggests that APP has a synaptic function mediated by an unidentified receptor for secreted APP (sAPP). Here we show that the sAPP extension domain directly bound the sushi 1 domain specific to the g-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 1a (GABA B R1a). sAPP-GABA B R1a binding suppressed synaptic transmission and enhanced short-term facilitation in mouse hippocampal synapses via inhibition of synaptic vesicle release. A 17–amino acid peptide corresponding to the GABA B R1a binding region within APP suppressed in vivo spontaneous neuronal activity in the hippocampus of anesthetized Thy1-GCaMP6s mice. Our findings identify GABA B R1a as a synaptic receptor for sAPP and reveal a physiological role for sAPP in regulating GABA B R1a function to modulate synaptic transmission.

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Rice, H. C., De Malmazet, D., Schreurs, A., Frere, S., Van Molle, I., Volkov, A. N., … De Wit, J. (2019). Secreted amyloid-b precursor protein functions as a GABA B R1a ligand to modulate synaptic transmission. Science, 363(6423). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao4827

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