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Functional Consequences of α-Synuclein Tyrosine Nitration

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Hodara, Roberto, Norris, Erin H., Giasson, Benoit I., Mishizen-Eberz, Amanda J., Lynch, David R., Lee, Virginia M.-Y., Ischiropoulos, Harry·2004·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Previous studies have shown the presence of nitrated alpha-synuclein (alpha-syn) in human Lewy bodies and other alpha-syn inclusions. Herein, the effects of tyrosine nitration on alpha-syn fibril formation, lipid binding, chaperone-like function, and proteolytic degradation were systematically examined by employing chromatographically isolated nitrated monomeric, dimeric, and oligomeric alpha-syn. Nitrated alpha-syn monomers and dimers but not oligomers accelerated the rate of fibril formation of unmodified alpha-syn when present at low concentrations. Immunoelectron microscopy revealed that nitrated monomers and dimers are incorporated into the fibrils. However, the purified nitrated alpha-syn monomer by itself was unable to form fibrils. Nitration of the tyrosine residue at position 39 was largely responsible for decreased binding of nitrated monomeric alpha-syn to synthetic vesicles, which correlated with an impairment of the nitrated protein to adopt alpha-helical conformation in the presence of liposomes. The chaperone-like activity of alpha-syn was not inhibited by nitration or oxidation. Furthermore, the 20 S proteasome and calpain I degraded nitrated monomeric alpha-syn, although at a slower rate compared with control alpha-syn. Collectively, these data suggest that post-translational modification of alpha-syn by nitration can promote the formation of intracytoplasmic inclusions that constitute the hallmark of Parkinson disease and other synucleinopathies.

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Authors
Hodara, R., Norris, E. H., Giasson, B. I., Mishizen-Eberz, A. J., Lynch, D. R., Lee, V. M.-Y., & Ischiropoulos, H.
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-11
Volume
279
Issue
46
Pages
47746-47753
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
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W1969366577
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286
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9
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5.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Hodara, R., Norris, E. H., Giasson, B. I., Mishizen-Eberz, A. J., Lynch, D. R., Lee, V. M.-Y., & Ischiropoulos, H. (2004). Functional Consequences of α-Synuclein Tyrosine Nitration. Journal of Biological Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m408906200

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