SARS-CoV-2-Mimicking Pseudoviral Particles Accelerate α-Synuclein Aggregation In Vitro

Since the SARS-CoV-2 virus started spreading worldwide, evidence pointed toward an impact of the infection on the nervous system. COVID-19 patients present neurological manifestations and have an increased risk of developing brain-related symptoms in the long term. In fact, evidence in support of the neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV-2 has emerged. Considering that viral parkisonism was observed as a consequence of encephalopathies caused by viral infections, it has been already suggested that COVID-19 could affect the dopaminergic neurons and contribute to neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD), by promoting the formation of amyloid fibrils constituted by the PD-related protein α-synuclein. Here, we observe not only that SARS-CoV-2 viral spike protein and nucleocapsid protein can alone promote α-synuclein aggregation but also that the spike protein organization in a corona shape on the viral envelope may be crucial in triggering fast amyloid fibrils formation, thus possibly contributing to PD pathogenesis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

ACS chemical neuroscience - 15(2024), 2 vom: 17. Jan., Seite 215-221

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zilio, Gianluca [VerfasserIn]
Masato, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Sandre, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Caregnato, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Moret, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Maciola, Agnieszka Katarzyna [VerfasserIn]
Antonini, Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Brucale, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Cendron, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Plotegher, Nicoletta [VerfasserIn]
Bubacco, Luigi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

α-synuclein
Aggregation
Alpha-Synuclein
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Journal Article
Parkinson’s disease
Spike
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 18.01.2024

Date Revised 18.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00468

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36622266X