Wild-type α-synuclein inherits the structure and exacerbated neuropathology of E46K mutant fibril strain by cross-seeding

Heterozygous point mutations of α-synuclein (α-syn) have been linked to the early onset and rapid progression of familial Parkinson's diseases (fPD). However, the interplay between hereditary mutant and wild-type (WT) α-syn and its role in the exacerbated pathology of α-syn in fPD progression are poorly understood. Here, we find that WT mice inoculated with the human E46K mutant α-syn fibril (hE46K) strain develop early-onset motor deficit and morphologically different α-syn aggregation compared with those inoculated with the human WT fibril (hWT) strain. By using cryo-electron microscopy, we reveal at the near-atomic level that the hE46K strain induces both human and mouse WT α-syn monomers to form the fibril structure of the hE46K strain. Moreover, the induced hWT strain inherits most of the pathological traits of the hE46K strain as well. Our work suggests that the structural and pathological features of mutant strains could be propagated by the WT α-syn in such a way that the mutant pathology would be amplified in fPD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:118

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 118(2021), 20 vom: 18. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Long, Houfang [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Weitong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Yunpeng [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Kun [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhenying [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Wencheng [VerfasserIn]
Lv, Shiran [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhengtao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Dan [VerfasserIn]
He, Kai-Wen [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Cong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

α-synuclein
Alpha-Synuclein
Amyloid
Cryo-electron microscopy
E46K mutant
Journal Article
Parkinson’s diseases
Pathology
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.12.2021

Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.2012435118

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325240264