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The Journal of Neuroscience, October 1, 1999, 19(19):8435-8442

Drosophila presenilin Is Required for Neuronal Differentiation and Affects Notch Subcellular Localization and Signaling

Yiquan Guo¹, Izhar Livne-Bar¹, Lily Zhou¹, and Gabrielle L. Boulianne^{1, 2}

¹ Program in Developmental Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8, and ² Department of Medical Genetics and Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Presenilins are a highly conserved family of proteins first identified as causative genes in early onset familial Alzheimer's disease. Recent studies have suggested a role for presenilins in the Notch-signaling pathway, but their specific function within this pathway remains unclear. Here, we have characterized the Drosophila presenilin gene and protein and studied their interaction with Notch in both mutants and transgenics. We find that the Drosophila presenilin protein is proteolytically cleaved and broadly expressed during development with the highest levels in neurons within the larval CNS. We also show that mutations in Drosophila presenilin (Dps) genetically interact with Notch and result in an early pupal-lethal phenotype characterized by defects in eye and wing development and incomplete neuronal differentiation within the larval CNS. Moreover, we find that processing of Notch in the Golgi by the furin protease is unaffected in Dps mutants and that Notch is present and may even accumulate on the plasma membrane of neuroblasts in the larval CNS of Dps mutants. In contrast, overexpression of Dps in transgenics causes Notch to accumulate in the cytoplasm. Taken together, these results indicate that Drosophila presenilin is required for proper neuronal differentiation and may regulate the subcellular localization of Notch proteins within cells, necessary for their accumulation and subsequent signaling capabilities.

Key words: Drosophila; presenilin; Notch; localization; Delta; neurogenesis

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