Gene Set: BIOCARTA_PS1_PATHWAY

Standard name BIOCARTA_PS1_PATHWAY
Systematic name M16173
Brief description Presenilin action in Notch and Wnt signaling
Full description or abstract Presenilin-1 (PS1) is associated with gamma secretase activity that cleaves amyloid precursor protein (APP) and is implicated in Alzheimer's disease. Presenilin-1 is also a component in gamma-secretase activity involved in signaling by the transmembrane protein Notch. Active gamma secretase requires PS-1 N-terminal fragment and a C-terminal fragment and is unique in catalyzing proteolysis within the transmembrane region of proteins. Other proteins such as nicastrin may also be components of the gamma-secretase. Binding of the ligand Delta by Notch appears to trigger two proteolytic cleavages of Notch. The first step cleaves an extracellular domain and is catalyzed by a metalloprotease termed alpha-secretase or TACE. The second cleavage step appears to occur within the transmembrane domain of Notch, and releases a Notch intracellular doman (NICD). Once released, NICD moves into the nucleus where it is involved in transcriptional regulation through CSL family transcription factors (CBF1, Su(H), Lag-1) or other transcriptional regulators such as LEF-1. Presenilin is also involved in the Wnt/frizzled signaling pathway through beta-catenin. Beta-catenin is a cytoskeletal component that enters the nucleus to act as a transcriptional cofactor. Binding of WNT to Frizzled causes disheveled (DSH) to inhibit Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3b) activity. Phosphorylation of Beta-catenin induces the ubiquitination and proteolytic degradation of beta-catenin by the proteasome. Non-phosphorylated beta-catenin is stable and enters the nucleus to regulate transcription with TCF. The beta-catenin/TCF complex activates genes that promote cellular survival, proliferation and differentiation during development. Presenilin stimulates beta-catenin turnover, reducing its transcriptional activation.
Collection C2: curated gene sets
      CP: canonical pathways
            CP:BIOCARTA: BioCarta gene sets
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External links http://www.biocarta.com/pathfiles/h_ps1Pathway.asp
http://www.biocarta.com/pathfiles/PathwayProteinList.asp?showPFID=190
Organism Homo sapiens
Contributed by BioCarta
Source platform EntrezGeneIds
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Compute overlaps C1: positional gene sets
C2: curated gene sets
      CGP: chemical and genetic perturbations
      CP: canonical pathways
            CP:BIOCARTA: BioCarta gene sets
            CP:KEGG: KEGG gene sets
            CP:REACTOME: Reactome gene sets
C3: motif gene sets
      MIR: microRNA targets
      TFT: transcription factor targets
C4: computational gene sets
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      CM: cancer modules
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      CC: GO cellular component
      MF: GO molecular function
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