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Direct binding and functional coupling of α-synuclein to the dopamine transporters accelerate dopamine-induced apoptosis

LEE, FRANK J. S., LIU, FANG, PRISTUPA, ZDENEK B., NIZNIK, HYMAN B.·2001·The FASEB Journal

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Mutations in alpha-synuclein, a protein highly enriched in presynaptic terminals, have been implicated in the expression of familial forms of Parkinson's disease (PD) whereas native alpha-synuclein is a major component of intraneuronal inclusion bodies characteristic of PD and other neurodegenerative disorders. Although overexpression of human alpha-synuclein induces dopaminergic nerve terminal degeneration, the molecular mechanism by which alpha-synuclein contributes to the degeneration of these pathways remains enigmatic. We report here that alpha-synuclein complexes with the presynaptic human dopamine transporter (hDAT) in both neurons and cotransfected cells through the direct binding of the non-A beta amyloid component of alpha-synuclein to the carboxyl-terminal tail of the hDAT. alpha-Synuclein--hDAT complex formation facilitates the membrane clustering of the DAT, thereby accelerating cellular dopamine uptake and dopamine-induced cellular apoptosis. Since the selective vulnerability of dopaminergic neurons in PD has been ascribed in part to oxidative stress as a result of the cellular overaccumulation of dopamine or dopamine-like molecules by the presynaptic DAT, these data provide mechanistic insight into the mode by which the activity of these two proteins may give rise to this process.

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Authors
LEE, F. J. S., LIU, F., PRISTUPA, Z. B., & NIZNIK, H. B.
Venue
The FASEB Journal
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2001-04
Volume
15
Issue
6
Pages
916-926
ISSN
  • 0892-6638 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-6860
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W2074920372
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455
References
86
FWCI
24.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
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LEE, F. J. S., LIU, F., PRISTUPA, Z. B., & NIZNIK, H. B. (2001). Direct binding and functional coupling of α-synuclein to the dopamine transporters accelerate dopamine-induced apoptosis. The FASEB Journal. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.00-0334com

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