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Discovery of the day · Neurology
SORL1 variant links endosomal amyloid precursor protein mis‐sorting to axonal transport defects and neuronal dysfunction
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Key finding
Medicine · Alzheimer’s Disease · Neurology
Discovery of the day
This study demonstrates that the SORL1 p.Y1816C variant is pathogenic in human neurons, disrupting endosomal trafficking and promoting amyloidogenic APP processing. Using isogenic iPSC-derived neurons and cerebral organoids, researchers found that this variant, alongside SORL1 knockout, caused enlarged early endosomes, APP retention, elevated Aβ secretion, amyloid deposition, axonal swellings, and neuronal hyperexcitability. These findings establish endosomal trafficking disruption as a central mechanism in AD pathogenesis, offering a potential cellular target for diagnostic assays that could complement blood-based proteomic biomarkers of disease activity and progression.
Novelty
94%
Rigor
92%
Significance
96%
Validity
88%
Clarity
90%
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