Role of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β in APP Hyperphosphorylation Induced by NMDA Stimulation in Cortical Neurons

Abstract

The phosphorylation of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) at Thr668 plays a key role in APP metabolism that is highly relevant to AD. The c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK), glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) and cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) can all be responsible for this phosphorylation. These kinases are activated by excitotoxic stimuli fundamental hallmarks of AD. The exposure of cortical neurons to a high dose of NMDA (100 μM) for 30'-45' led to an increase of P-APP Thr668. During NMDA stimulation APP hyperphosphorylation has to be assigned to GSK-3β activity, since addition of L803-mts, a substrate competitive inhibitor of GSK-3β reduced APP phosphorylation induced by NMDA. On the contrary, inhibition of JNK and Cdk5 with D-JNKI1 and Roscovitine respectively did not prevent NMDA-induced P-APP increase. These data show a tight connection, in excitotoxic conditions, between APP metabolism and the GSK-3β signaling pathway.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ph3010042
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences
Additional Information: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 3.0).
Publication ISSN: 1424-8247
Last Modified: 26 Feb 2024 08:29
Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2019 15:09
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Published Date: 2010-01-07
Authors: Ploia, Cristina
Sclip, Alessandra
Colombo, Alessio
Repici, Mariaelena (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-9420-528X)
Gardoni, Fabrizio
Di Luca, Monica
Forloni, Gianluigi
Antoniou, Xanthi
Borsello, Tiziana

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