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XB-ART-22314
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993 Aug 15;9016:7508-12.
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Amyloid beta-protein activates tachykinin receptors and inositol trisphosphate accumulation by synergy with glutamate.

Kimura H , Schubert D .


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The biological function of the soluble form of the amyloid beta-protein (ABP) was examined by assaying its interaction with neuronal receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes. ABP weakly activated tachykinin receptors, but in the presence of N-methyl-D-aspartate and alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4- propionate-type glutamate receptors ABP-induced responses were greatly enhanced. Glutamate and ABP together also induced accumulation of inositol trisphosphate and increases in intracellular Ca2+. These observations suggest that in the presence of glutamate, ABP can activate tachykinin receptors and phosphatidylinositol turnover. ABP may therefore act as a neuromodulatory peptide.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: tac1

References [+] :
Cai, Release of excess amyloid beta protein from a mutant amyloid beta protein precursor. 1993, Pubmed