Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Oct 2;109(40):16119-24. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1206286109. Epub 2012 Sep 17.
Parkinson disease (PD) results from the slow, progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Alterations in α-synuclein (aSyn), such as mutations or multiplications of the gene, are thought to trigger this degeneration. Here, we show that aSyn disrupts mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-controlled stress signaling in yeast and human cells, which results in inefficient cell protective responses and cell death. aSyn is a substrate of the yeast (and human) polo-like kinase Cdc5 (Plk2), and elevated levels of aSyn prevent Cdc5 from maintaining a normal level of GTP-bound Rho1, which is an essential GTPase that regulates stress signaling. The nine N-terminal amino acids of aSyn are essential for the interaction with polo-like kinases. The results support a unique mechanism of PD pathology.
帕金森病(PD)是由黑质中多巴胺能神经元的缓慢、进行性丧失引起的。α-突触核蛋白(aSyn)的改变,如基因突变或基因倍增,被认为是引发这种退化的原因。在这里,我们表明 aSyn 破坏了丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)控制的酵母和人类细胞中的应激信号转导,导致细胞保护性反应和细胞死亡效率低下。aSyn 是酵母(和人类)类 polo 样激酶 Cdc5(Plk2)的底物,而升高的 aSyn 水平阻止 Cdc5 维持正常水平的 GTP 结合 Rho1,Rho1 是一种调节应激信号转导的必需 GTP 酶。aSyn 的九个 N 端氨基酸对于与 polo 样激酶的相互作用至关重要。这些结果支持 PD 病理学的独特机制。