Journal: J Am Chem Soc / Year: 2024 Title: Structure-Toxicity Relationship in Intermediate Fibrils from α-Synuclein Condensates. Authors: Serene W Chen / Joseph D Barritt / Roberta Cascella / Alessandra Bigi / Cristina Cecchi / Martina Banchelli / Angelo Gallo / James A Jarvis / Fabrizio Chiti / Christopher M Dobson / Giuliana ...Authors: Serene W Chen / Joseph D Barritt / Roberta Cascella / Alessandra Bigi / Cristina Cecchi / Martina Banchelli / Angelo Gallo / James A Jarvis / Fabrizio Chiti / Christopher M Dobson / Giuliana Fusco / Alfonso De Simone / Abstract: The aberrant aggregation of α-synuclein (αS) into amyloid fibrils is associated with a range of highly debilitating neurodegenerative conditions, including Parkinson's disease. Although the ...The aberrant aggregation of α-synuclein (αS) into amyloid fibrils is associated with a range of highly debilitating neurodegenerative conditions, including Parkinson's disease. Although the structural properties of mature amyloids of αS are currently understood, the nature of transient protofilaments and fibrils that appear during αS aggregation remains elusive. Using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR), cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), and biophysical methods, we here characterized intermediate amyloid fibrils of αS forming during the aggregation from liquid-like spherical condensates to mature amyloids adopting the structure of pathologically observed aggregates. These transient amyloid intermediates, which induce significant levels of cytotoxicity when incubated with neuronal cells, were found to be stabilized by a small core in an antiparallel β-sheet conformation, with a disordered N-terminal region of the protein remaining available to mediate membrane binding. In contrast, mature amyloids that subsequently appear during the aggregation showed different structural and biological properties, including low levels of cytotoxicity, a rearranged structured core embedding also the N-terminal region, and a reduced propensity to interact with the membrane. The characterization of these two fibrillar forms of αS, and the use of antibodies and designed mutants, enabled us to clarify the role of critical structural elements endowing intermediate amyloid species with the ability to interact with membranes and induce cytotoxicity.
Supramolecule #1: Fibrillar complex of alpha-synuclein
Supramolecule
Name: Fibrillar complex of alpha-synuclein / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all Details: Late-fibrils of alpha-synuclein produced from long incubation of liquid-liquid phase separations.
Source (natural)
Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
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Macromolecule #1: Alpha-synuclein
Macromolecule
Name: Alpha-synuclein / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 5 / Enantiomer: LEVO
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