PSEN1
PSEN1
A gene on chromosome 14q24.3 that encodes a probable catalytic subunit of the gamma-secretase complex, which catalyses the intramembrane cleavage of integral membrane proteins such as Notch receptors and APP. It may play a role in intracellular signalling and gene expression, and in linking chromatin to the nuclear membrane. PSEN1 stimulates cell–cell adhesion by associating with the E-cadherin/catenin complex; it cleaves E-cadherin during apoptosis or calcium influx, promoting the disassembly of the E-cadherin/catenin complex and increases the pool of cytoplasmic beta-catenin, thus downregulating Wnt signalling. It may play a role in haematopoiesis.Molecular pathology
Defects in PSEN1 cause of Alzheimer disease type 3, frontotemporal dementia, cardiomyopathy dilated type 1U, and familial acne inversa type 3.