Amyloid-β peptide induces mitochondrial dysfunction by inhibition of preprotein maturation.
Mossmann DInstitut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, ZBMZ, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; Trinationales Graduiertenkolleg 1478, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Vögtle FNInstitut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, ZBMZ, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Taskin AAInstitut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, ZBMZ, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Teixeira PFDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
Ring JInstitute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
Burkhart JMLeibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V., 44139 Dortmund, Germany.
Burger NInstitut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, ZBMZ, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Pinho CMDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tadic JInstitute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
Loreth DDepartment of Neuroanatomy, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; Neurocenter, Department of Neurology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Graff CDepartment of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet-Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, 14186 Stockholm, Sweden.
Metzger FF. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., pRED Pharma Research & Early Development, DTA Neuroscience, 4070 Basel, Switzerland.
Sickmann ALeibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V., 44139 Dortmund, Germany; Medinzinisches Proteom Center, 44801 Bochum, Germany.
Kretz ODepartment of Neuroanatomy, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Wiedemann NInstitut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, ZBMZ, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Zahedi RPLeibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V., 44139 Dortmund, Germany.
Madeo FInstitute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
Glaser EDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
Meisinger CInstitut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, ZBMZ, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address: chris.meisinger@biochemie.uni-freiburg.de.
English
Most mitochondrial proteins possess N-terminal presequences that are required for targeting and import into the organelle. Upon import, presequences are cleaved off by matrix processing peptidases and subsequently degraded by the peptidasome Cym1/PreP, which also degrades Amyloid-beta peptides (Aβ). Here we find that impaired turnover of presequence peptides results in feedback inhibition of presequence processing enzymes. Moreover, Aβ inhibits degradation of presequence peptides by PreP, resulting in accumulation of mitochondrial preproteins and processing intermediates. Dysfunctional preprotein maturation leads to rapid protein degradation and an imbalanced organellar proteome. Our findings reveal a general mechanism by which Aβ peptide can induce the multiple diverse mitochondrial dysfunctions accompanying Alzheimer's disease.