PMID- 19210572 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100719 LR - 20220716 IS - 1582-4934 (Electronic) IS - 1582-1838 (Print) IS - 1582-1838 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 8B DP - 2009 Aug TI - PKR, a cognitive decline biomarker, can regulate translation via two consecutive molecular targets p53 and Redd1 in lymphocytes of AD patients. PG - 1823-1832 LID - 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00688.x [doi] AB - In Alzheimer's disease (AD), the control of translation is dysregulated, precisely, two opposite pathways: double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) is up-regulated and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is down-regulated. These biochemical alterations were found at the periphery in lymphocytes of AD patients and were significantly correlated with cognitive and memory test scores. However, the molecular crosslink between these two opposite signalling pathways remains unknown. The tumour suppressor p53 and Redd1 (regulated in development and DNA damage response) could be two downstream targets of active PKR to explain the breakdown of translation in AD patients. In this study, the protein and gene levels of p53 and Redd1 were assayed in lymphocytes of AD patients and in age-matched controls by Western blotting and RT-PCR. Furthermore, correlations were analysed with both the level of active PKR and the Mini Mental State Examination score (MMSE). The results show that the gene and protein levels of p53 and Redd1 were significantly increased about 1.5-fold for both gene and Redd1 protein and 2.3-fold for active p53 in AD lymphocytes compared to age-matched controls. Furthermore, statistical correlations between proteins and genes suggest that active PKR could phosphorylate p53 which could induce the transcription of Redd1 gene. No correlations were found between MMSE scores and levels of p53 or Redd1, contrary to active PKR levels. PKR represents a cognitive decline biomarker able to dysregulate translation via two consecutive targets p53 and Redd1 in AD lymphocytes. FAU - Damjanac, Milena AU - Damjanac M AD - Research Group on Brain Aging, University of Poitiers, France. FAU - Page, Guylene AU - Page G AD - Research Group on Brain Aging, University of Poitiers, France. FAU - Ragot, Stephanie AU - Ragot S AD - Clinical Investigation Center, Poitiers University Hospital, France. FAU - Laborie, Guillaume AU - Laborie G AD - Research Group on Brain Aging, University of Poitiers, France. FAU - Gil, Roger AU - Gil R AD - Research Group on Brain Aging, University of Poitiers, France. AD - Department of Neurology, Poitiers University Hospital, France. FAU - Hugon, Jacques AU - Hugon J AD - Departments of Histology and Pathology, Lariboisiere Hospital, University of Paris, France. FAU - Paccalin, Marc AU - Paccalin M AD - Research Group on Brain Aging, University of Poitiers, France. AD - Department of Geriatrics, Poitiers University Hospital, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20090204 PL - England TA - J Cell Mol Med JT - Journal of cellular and molecular medicine JID - 101083777 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (DDIT4 protein, human) RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Protein p53) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (eIF-2 Kinase) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Alzheimer Disease/*blood MH - Base Sequence MH - Biomarkers/*metabolism MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cognition Disorders/*enzymology MH - DNA Primers MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Lymphocytes/*metabolism MH - Male MH - *Protein Biosynthesis MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Signal Transduction MH - Transcription Factors/*blood/genetics MH - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/*blood/genetics MH - eIF-2 Kinase/*metabolism PMC - PMC6529964 EDAT- 2009/02/13 09:00 MHDA- 2010/07/20 06:00 PMCR- 2009/08/01 CRDT- 2009/02/13 09:00 PHST- 2009/02/13 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/02/13 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/07/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2009/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JCMM688 [pii] AID - 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00688.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Mol Med. 2009 Aug;13(8B):1823-1832. doi: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00688.x. Epub 2009 Feb 4.