Amyloid-β protein precursor modulates mitophagy and mitochondrial function through its cellular localization.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundAmyloid-β (Aβ) is generated from amyloid-β protein precursor (AβPP) via secretase enzymes. While AβPP processing and its localization are well understood, the function of AβPP is largely unknown. AβPP has been shown to localize to mitochondria, but the consequence of this is not understood.ObjectiveWe examined the consequences of modulating mitochondrial AβPP content on mitochondrial function.MethodsWe measured mitochondrial AβPP localization in postmortem human brain from non-demented and AD subjects. To understand the effects of mitochondrial localization of AβPP on mitochondria, we leveraged AβPP constructs with increased (D23A) or decreased (3 M) mitochondrial localization compared to a wild-type (WT) construct. We measured mitochondrial function including dynamics and mitoph

SUBMITTER: Strope TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12643050 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature