Alzheimer's disease-associated P460L mutation in ephrin receptor type A1 (EphA1) leads to dysregulated Rho-GTPase signaling
Kim, Y.; Lasso, G.; Patel, H.; Vardarajan, B.; Santa-Maria, I.; Lefort, R.
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Recently, late onset AD (LOAD) genome-wide association studies identified EphA1, a member of receptor tyrosine kinase family (RTK) as a disease associated loci. In the follow-up study where 3 independent LOAD cohorts were performed, a P460L coding mutation in EphA1 loci showed a significant association with LOAD. However, the role of EphA1 and P460L mutant EphA1 in AD is not fully understood. We have characterized this mutation biophysically and biochemically. Our structural in silico model and in vitro biochemical analysis demonstrate that EphA1-P460L mutation makes the receptor constitutively active suggesting a gain-of-toxic function leading to chronic EphA1 signaling in the brain. Moreover, we report that the EphA1 P460L variant triggers Rho-GTPase signaling dysregulation that could potentially contribute to spine morphology abnormalities and synaptic dysfunction observed in AD pathology.
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