Abstract
Calsenilin is a calcium sensor protein that interacts with presenilin and increases calcium-triggered neuronal apoptosis, and γ-secretase activity. Notch is a cell surface receptor that regulates cell-fate decisions and synaptic plasticity in brain. The aim of the present study was to characterize the role of calsenilin as a regulator of the γ-secretase cleavage of Notch in ischemic stroke. Here, we determined the modulation of expression level and cellular distribution of calsenilin in neurons subjected to ischemic-like conditions. The levels of calsenilin and presenilin were increased in primary neurons after oxygen and glucose deprivation. Furthermore, calsenilin was found to enhance the γ-secretase cleavage of Notch and to contribute to cell death under ischemia-like conditions. The inhibition of γ-secretase activity and a presenilin deficiency were both found to protect against calsenilin-mediated ischemic neuronal death. The expression of calsenilin was found to be increased in brain following experimental ischemic stroke. These findings establish a specific molecular mechanism by which the induction of calsenilin enhances Notch activation in ischemic stroke, and identify calsenilin as an upstream of the γ-secretase cleavage of Notch.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 402-412 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Brain Pathology |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2013 |
Keywords
- Notch
- calsenilin
- ischemic stroke
- neuronal cell death
- γ-secretase