Trifluoroethanol Partially Unfolds G93A SOD1 Leading to Protein Aggregation: A Study by Native Mass Spectrometry and FPOP Protein Footprinting
- 21 September 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biochemistry
- Vol. 59 (39), 3650-3659
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00425
Abstract
Misfolding of Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) variants may lead to protein aggregation and ultimately amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The mechanism and protein conformational changes during this process are complex and remain unclear. To study SOD1 variant aggregation at the molecular level and in solution, we chemically induced aggregation of a mutant variant (G93A SOD1) with trifluoroethanol (TFE) and used both native mass spectrometry (MS) to analyze the intact protein and fast photochemical oxidation of proteins (FPOP) to characterize the structural changes induced by TFE. We found partially unfolded G93A SOD1 monomers prior to oligomerization and identified regions of the N-terminus, C-terminus, and strands β5, β6 accountable for the partial unfolding. We propose that exposure of hydrophobic interfaces of these unstructured regions serves as a precursor to aggregation. Our results provide a possible mechanism and molecular basis for ALS-linked SOD1 misfolding and aggregation.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P41GM103422, R24GM136766)
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