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| Title | 3D reconstruction of alpha-synuclein oligomer-PSMa3 complex | |||||||||
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Keywords | alpha-synuclein / oligomers / toxic / symmetric / PSMa3 peptide / NEUROPEPTIDE | |||||||||
| Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) | |||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 18.3 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Cuellar J / Santos J / Pallares I / Ventura S / Valpuesta JM | |||||||||
| Funding support | Spain, 1 items
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Citation | Journal: J Am Chem Soc / Year: 2024Title: A Targetable N-Terminal Motif Orchestrates α-Synuclein Oligomer-to-Fibril Conversion. Authors: Jaime Santos / Jorge Cuellar / Irantzu Pallarès / Emily J Byrd / Alons Lends / Fernando Moro / Muhammed Bilal Abdul-Shukkoor / Jordi Pujols / Lorea Velasco-Carneros / Frank Sobott / Daniel ...Authors: Jaime Santos / Jorge Cuellar / Irantzu Pallarès / Emily J Byrd / Alons Lends / Fernando Moro / Muhammed Bilal Abdul-Shukkoor / Jordi Pujols / Lorea Velasco-Carneros / Frank Sobott / Daniel E Otzen / Antonio N Calabrese / Arturo Muga / Jan Skov Pedersen / Antoine Loquet / Jose María Valpuesta / Sheena E Radford / Salvador Ventura / ![]() Abstract: Oligomeric species populated during α-synuclein aggregation are considered key drivers of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease. However, the development of oligomer-targeting therapeutics is ...Oligomeric species populated during α-synuclein aggregation are considered key drivers of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease. However, the development of oligomer-targeting therapeutics is constrained by our limited knowledge of their structure and the molecular determinants driving their conversion to fibrils. Phenol-soluble modulin α3 (PSMα3) is a nanomolar peptide binder of α-synuclein oligomers that inhibits aggregation by blocking oligomer-to-fibril conversion. Here, we investigate the binding of PSMα3 to α-synuclein oligomers to discover the mechanistic basis of this protective activity. We find that PSMα3 selectively targets an α-synuclein N-terminal motif (residues 36-61) that populates a distinct conformation in the mono- and oligomeric states. This α-synuclein region plays a pivotal role in oligomer-to-fibril conversion as its absence renders the central NAC domain insufficient to prompt this structural transition. The hereditary mutation G51D, associated with early onset Parkinson's disease, causes a conformational fluctuation in this region, leading to delayed oligomer-to-fibril conversion and an accumulation of oligomers that are resistant to remodeling by molecular chaperones. Overall, our findings unveil a new targetable region in α-synuclein oligomers, advance our comprehension of oligomer-to-amyloid fibril conversion, and reveal a new facet of α-synuclein pathogenic mutations. | |||||||||
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| Map data | emd_16528.map.gz | 360.1 KB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-16528-v30.xml emd-16528.xml | 15.1 KB 15.1 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| Images | emd_16528.png | 46.7 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata | emd-16528.cif.gz | 4.6 KB | ||
| Others | emd_16528_half_map_1.map.gz emd_16528_half_map_2.map.gz | 360.9 KB 361.3 KB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-16528 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-16528 | HTTPS FTP |
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| Summary document | emd_16528_validation.pdf.gz | 590.3 KB | Display | EMDB validaton report |
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| Full document | emd_16528_full_validation.pdf.gz | 589.9 KB | Display | |
| Data in XML | emd_16528_validation.xml.gz | 6.4 KB | Display | |
| Data in CIF | emd_16528_validation.cif.gz | 7.3 KB | Display | |
| Arichive directory | https://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-16528 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-16528 | HTTPS FTP |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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| File | Download / File: emd_16528.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 489.3 KB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 4.38 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : The structural architecture of an alpha-synuclein toxic oligomer ...
| Entire | Name: The structural architecture of an alpha-synuclein toxic oligomer with PSMalpha3 peptide |
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-Supramolecule #1: The structural architecture of an alpha-synuclein toxic oligomer ...
| Supramolecule | Name: The structural architecture of an alpha-synuclein toxic oligomer with PSMalpha3 peptide type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 420 KDa |
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-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | particle |
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Sample preparation
| Concentration | 4.5 mg/mL |
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| Buffer | pH: 7.4 |
| Grid | Model: Quantifoil R2/2 / Material: COPPER/RHODIUM / Mesh: 300 / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: HOLEY / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE / Pretreatment - Time: 15 sec. |
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 294 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | FEI TALOS ARCTICA |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: FEI FALCON III (4k x 4k) / Detector mode: COUNTING / Digitization - Dimensions - Width: 4096 pixel / Digitization - Dimensions - Height: 4096 pixel / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 852 / Average electron dose: 30.0 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 200 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Cs: 2.7 mm / Nominal defocus max: 0.5 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.2 µm / Nominal magnification: 73000 |
| Sample stage | Specimen holder model: FEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER / Cooling holder cryogen: NITROGEN |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Talos Arctica / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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