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| Entry | Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-31023 | |||||||||
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| Title | on-pathway intermediate oligomer of alpha-synuclein | |||||||||
Map data | an on-pathway intermediate oligomer of alpha-synuclein. | |||||||||
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| Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) | |||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 11.0 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Dey S | |||||||||
Citation | Journal: Commun Biol / Year: 2021Title: Conformational distortion in a fibril-forming oligomer arrests alpha-Synuclein fibrillation and minimizes its toxic effects. Authors: Ritobrita Chakraborty / Sandip Dey / Pallabi Sil / Simanta Sarani Paul / Dipita Bhattacharyya / Anirban Bhunia / Jayati Sengupta / Krishnananda Chattopadhyay / ![]() Abstract: The fibrillation pathway of alpha-Synuclein, the causative protein of Parkinson's disease, encompasses transient, heterogeneous oligomeric forms whose structural understanding and link to toxicity ...The fibrillation pathway of alpha-Synuclein, the causative protein of Parkinson's disease, encompasses transient, heterogeneous oligomeric forms whose structural understanding and link to toxicity are not yet understood. We report that the addition of the physiologically-available small molecule heme at a sub-stoichiometric ratio to either monomeric or aggregated α-Syn, targets a His50 residue critical for fibril-formation and stabilizes the structurally-heterogeneous populations of aggregates into a minimally-toxic oligomeric state. Cryo-EM 3D reconstruction revealed a 'mace'-shaped structure of this monodisperse population of oligomers, which is comparable to a solid-state NMR Greek key-like motif (where the core residues are arranged in parallel in-register sheets with a Greek key topology at the C terminus) that forms the fundamental unit/kernel of protofilaments. Further structural analyses suggest that heme binding induces a distortion in the Greek key-like architecture of the mace oligomers, which impairs their further appending into protofilaments and fibrils. Additionally, our study reports a novel mechanism of prevention as well as reclamation of amyloid fibril formation by blocking an inter-protofilament His50 residue using a small molecule. | |||||||||
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| Structure viewer | EM map: SurfView Molmil Jmol/JSmol |
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| Map data | emd_31023.map.gz | 12 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-31023-v30.xml emd-31023.xml | 9.4 KB 9.4 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| FSC (resolution estimation) | emd_31023_fsc.xml | 7 KB | Display | FSC data file |
| Images | emd_31023.png | 111.1 KB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-31023 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-31023 | HTTPS FTP |
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| Related structure data | C: citing same article ( |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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Map
| File | Download / File: emd_31023.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 12.9 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Annotation | an on-pathway intermediate oligomer of alpha-synuclein. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 1.89 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : on-pathway intermediate oligomer of alpha-synuclein.
| Entire | Name: on-pathway intermediate oligomer of alpha-synuclein. |
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-Supramolecule #1: on-pathway intermediate oligomer of alpha-synuclein.
| Supramolecule | Name: on-pathway intermediate oligomer of alpha-synuclein. / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) / Organ: brain / Tissue: brain tissue / Location in cell: cytoplasm |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | particle |
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Sample preparation
| Buffer | pH: 7.4 / Details: sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.4 |
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| Grid | Model: Quantifoil / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 300 / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE |
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 278 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | FEI POLARA 300 |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: FEI EAGLE (4k x 4k) / Number grids imaged: 2 / Average exposure time: 2.0 sec. / Average electron dose: 20.0 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: DIFFRACTION |
| Sample stage | Specimen holder model: GATAN 910 MULTI-SPECIMEN SINGLE TILT CRYO TRANSFER HOLDER Cooling holder cryogen: NITROGEN |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Tecnai Polara / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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