TMEM230 Accumulation in Granulovacuolar Degeneration Bodies and Dystrophic Neurites of Alzheimer's Disease

Sandra L. Siedlak, Yinfei Jiang, Mikayla L. Huntley, Luwen Wang, Ju Gao, Fei Xie, Jingyi Liu, Bo Su, George Perry, Xinglong Wang

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Abstract

Transmembrane Protein 230 (TMEM230) is a newly identified protein associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) found in Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites of patients with PD or dementia with Lewy body disease. However, TMEM230 has not yet been investigated in the most common neurodegenerative disorder, Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, we demonstrate that the expression of TMEM230 is specifically increased in neurons in AD patients. Importantly, both granulovacuolar degeneration (GVD) and dystrophic neurites (DNs), two prominent characteristic pathological structures associated with AD, contain TMEM230 aggregates. TMEM230 immunoreactivity can be detected in neurofibrillary tangles-containing neurons and hyperphosphorylated tau positive DNs. TMEM230 accumulation is also noted around senile plaques. These findings identifying TMEM230 as a component of GVD and DNs suggest TMEM230 dysregulation as a likely mechanism playing an important role in the pathogenesis of AD.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1027-1033
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Alzheimer's Disease
Volume58
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • dystrophic neurites
  • granulovacuolar degeneration
  • neurofibrillary tangles
  • senile plaques
  • TMEM230

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuroscience(all)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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