Two new polymorphic structures of human full-length alpha-synuclein fibrils solved by cryo-electron microscopy.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_93B74161B107
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Two new polymorphic structures of human full-length alpha-synuclein fibrils solved by cryo-electron microscopy.
Journal
eLife
Author(s)
Guerrero-Ferreira R., Taylor N.M., Arteni A.A., Kumari P., Mona D., Ringler P., Britschgi M., Lauer M.E., Makky A., Verasdonck J., Riek R., Melki R., Meier B.H., Böckmann A., Bousset L., Stahlberg H.
ISSN
2050-084X (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2050-084X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
09/12/2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
8
Pages
e48907
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Intracellular inclusions rich in alpha-synuclein are a hallmark of several neuropathological diseases including Parkinson's disease (PD). Previously, we reported the structure of alpha-synuclein fibrils (residues 1-121), composed of two protofibrils that are connected via a densely-packed interface formed by residues 50-57 (Guerrero-Ferreira, eLife 218;7:e36402). We here report two new polymorphic atomic structures of alpha-synuclein fibrils termed polymorphs 2a and 2b, at 3.0 Å and 3.4 Å resolution, respectively. These polymorphs show a radically different structure compared to previously reported polymorphs. The new structures have a 10 nm fibril diameter and are composed of two protofilaments which interact via intermolecular salt-bridges between amino acids K45, E57 (polymorph 2a) or E46 (polymorph 2b). The non-amyloid component (NAC) region of alpha-synuclein is fully buried by previously non-described interactions with the N-terminus. A hydrophobic cleft, the location of familial PD mutation sites, and the nature of the protofilament interface now invite to formulate hypotheses about fibril formation, growth and stability.
Keywords
Amino Acid Sequence, Cryoelectron Microscopy/methods, Cytoskeleton/chemistry, Escherichia coli, Humans, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions, Models, Molecular, Mutation, Parkinson Disease, Protein Conformation, alpha-Synuclein/chemistry, E. coli, Parkinson's disease, alpha-synuclein, cryo-EM, human, molecular biophysics, neurodegeneration, neuroscience, structural biology
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Web of science
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Yes
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