Protein phosphatase 2A, a key player in Alzheimer’s disease
Protein phosphatase 2A, a key player in Alzheimer’s disease
Rong LIU(), Qing TIAN
Department of Pathophysiology, Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is the predominant serine/threonine phosphatase in eukaryotic cells. In the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), decreased PP2A activities were observed, which is suggested to be involved in neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) formation, disturbed amyloid precursor protein (APP) secretion and neurodegeneration in AD brain. Based on our research and other previous findings, decreased PP2Ac level, decreased PP2A holoenzyme composition, increased level of PP2A inhibitors, increased PP2Ac Leu309 demethylation and Tyr307 phosphorylation underlie PP2A inactivation in AD. β-amyloid (Aβ) over-production, estrogen deficiency and impaired homocysteine metabolism are the possible up-stream factors that inactivate PP2A in AD neurons. Further studies are required to disclose the role of PP2A in Alzheimer’s disease.
Corresponding Author(s):
LIU Rong,Email:lilylizzy@yahoo.com.cn
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. Protein phosphatase 2A, a key player in Alzheimer’s disease[J]. Frontiers of Medicine in China, 2009, 3(1): 8-12.
Rong LIU, Qing TIAN. Protein phosphatase 2A, a key player in Alzheimer’s disease. Front Med Chin, 2009, 3(1): 8-12.
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