Solid-state NMR structure of a pathogenic fibril of full-length human α-synuclein
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- 28 March 2016
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- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
- Vol. 23 (5), 409-415
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.3194
Abstract
α-synuclein amyloid fibrils are associated with Parkinson's disease. SSNMR analyses now reveal the atomic structure of a pathogenic human α-synuclein fibril, providing a framework for understanding fibril nucleation, propagation and interactions with small molecules. Misfolded α-synuclein amyloid fibrils are the principal components of Lewy bodies and neurites, hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD). We present a high-resolution structure of an α-synuclein fibril, in a form that induces robust pathology in primary neuronal culture, determined by solid-state NMR spectroscopy and validated by EM and X-ray fiber diffraction. Over 200 unique long-range distance restraints define a consensus structure with common amyloid features including parallel, in-register β-sheets and hydrophobic-core residues, and with substantial complexity arising from diverse structural features including an intermolecular salt bridge, a glutamine ladder, close backbone interactions involving small residues, and several steric zippers stabilizing a new orthogonal Greek-key topology. These characteristics contribute to the robust propagation of this fibril form, as supported by the structural similarity of early-onset-PD mutants. The structure provides a framework for understanding the interactions of α-synuclein with other proteins and small molecules, to aid in PD diagnosis and treatment.Keywords
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