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α-Synuclein interacts with the switch region of Rab8a in a Ser129 phosphorylation-dependent manner.
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posted on 2017-01-11, 11:53 authored by G. Yin, T. Lopes da Fonseca, S. E. Eisbach, Ane Martín Anduaga, Carlo Breda, M. L. Orcellet, É. M. Szegő, P. Guerreiro, D. F. Lázaro, G. H. Braus, C. O. Fernandez, C. Griesinger, S. Becker, R. S. Goody, A. Itzen, Flaviano Giorgini, T. F. Outeiro, M. ZweckstetterAlpha-synuclein (αS) misfolding is associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) but little is known about the mechanisms underlying αS toxicity. Increasing evidence suggests that defects in membrane transport play an important role in neuronal dysfunction. Here we demonstrate that the GTPase Rab8a interacts with αS in rodent brain. NMR spectroscopy reveals that the C-terminus of αS binds to the functionally important switch region as well as the C-terminal tail of Rab8a. In line with a direct Rab8a/αS interaction, Rab8a enhanced αS aggregation and reduced αS-induced cellular toxicity. In addition, Rab8 - the Drosophila ortholog of Rab8a - ameliorated αS-oligomer specific locomotor impairment and neuron loss in fruit flies. In support of the pathogenic relevance of the αS-Rab8a interaction, phosphorylation of αS at S129 enhanced binding to Rab8a, increased formation of insoluble αS aggregates and reduced cellular toxicity. Our study provides novel mechanistic insights into the interplay of the GTPase Rab8a and αS cytotoxicity, and underscores the therapeutic potential of targeting this interaction.
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This work was supported by the BMBF (NGFN-Plus 01GS08190 to M.Z.). Tomás Lopes da Fonseca is supported by a fellowship from the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal (SFRH/BD/74881/2010). Work in the laboratory of Flaviano Giorgini is supported by Parkinson's UK (G-1203). TFO is supported by the DFG Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain.
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Neurobiology of Disease, 2014, 70, pp. 149-161Author affiliation
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Neurobiology of DiseasePublisher
Elsevier for Academic Pressissn
0969-9961eissn
1095-953XAcceptance date
2014-06-22Available date
2017-01-11Publisher DOI
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999611400182XNotes
Supplementary data to this article can be found online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2014.06.018.Language
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AggregationParkinson's diseasePhosphorylationRab GTPaseα-SynucleinAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBrainCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDrosophila ProteinsDrosophila melanogasterEscherichia coliGTP PhosphohydrolasesHumansMiceModels, MolecularMovement DisordersMutationNeuronsProtein BindingRatsSynaptosomesalpha-Synucleinrab GTP-Binding Proteins
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