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Properties of native brain α-synuclein

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Burré, Jacqueline, Vivona, Sandro, Diao, Jiajie, Sharma, Manu, Brunger, Axel T., Südhof, Thomas C.·2013·Nature

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Arising from T. Bartels, J. G. Choi & D. J. Selkoe. 477, 107–110 (2011).10.1038/nature10324α-Synuclein is an abundant presynaptic protein that binds to negatively charged phospholipids, functions as a SNARE-complex chaperone and contributes to Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis. Recombinant α-synuclein in solution is largely unfolded and devoid of tertiary structure, but Bartels et al. have proposed that native α-synuclein purified from human erythrocytes forms a stably folded, soluble tetramer that resists aggregation. By contrast, we show here that native α-synuclein purified from mouse brain consists of a largely unstructured monomer, exhibits no stable tetramer formation, and is prone to aggregation. The native state of α-synuclein is important for understanding its pathological effects as a stably folded protein would be much less prone to aggregation than a conformationally labile protein. There is a Reply to this Brief Communication Arising by Bartels, T. & Selkoe, D. J. Nature 498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12126 (2013).

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Authors
Burré, J., Vivona, S., Diao, J., Sharma, M., Brunger, A. T., & Südhof, T. C.
Venue
Nature
Published
2013-06-12
Volume
498
Issue
7453
Pages
E4-E6
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
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339
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journal article
Language
en
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