College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Education City, Qatar Foundation, PO Box 5825, Doha, Qatar; Neurological Disorders Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation, PO Box 5825, Doha, Qatar.
Neurological Disorders Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation, PO Box 5825, Doha, Qatar.
Neurosci Lett. 2020 Apr 23;725:134899. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134899. Epub 2020 Mar 7.
The majority of α-synuclein (α-syn) within Lewy bodies (LBs) has been reported to be phosphorylated at serine 129 (pS129-α-syn), suggesting a central role for phosphorylation in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) and related synucleinopathies. Various studies have investigated the effect of α-syn phosphorylation but have failed to reach a consensus as to whether this modification accelerates or inhibits α-syn aggregation. Nevertheless, pS129-α-syn is a reliable marker of α-syn aggregates and is widely evaluated in biomarkers and post-mortem studies. While several antibodies specific for pS129-α-syn exist, their reactivity with non-specific antigens appears to be a common challenge. To gain valuable insights into the role of α-syn phosphorylation in disease pathogenesis, antibodies that are highly specific to pS129-α-syn are necessary. In this study, we describe the generation of three mouse monoclonal antibodies (mAbs; 5B9, 6H5 and 9G1) using hybridoma technology. These were thoroughly characterized and validated in combination with our previously generated mAb (PS129), and the commercial ab51253 (Abcam). We demonstrated that our mAbs are highly specific for pS129-α-syn and do not cross react with wild-type α-syn. Results from staining of post-mortem human brain tissue showed that our mAbs detect pS129-α-syn pathology in patients with synucleinopathies. This study highlights three new antibodies as excellent and highly specific research tools to explore the role of pS129-α-syn inclusions in synucleinopathies.
路易体(Lewy bodies,LB)中的大多数α-突触核蛋白(α-synuclein,α-syn)已被报道在丝氨酸 129 位(serine 129,S129)发生磷酸化(phosphorylated at serine 129,pS129-α-syn),提示磷酸化在帕金森病(Parkinson's disease,PD)和相关突触核蛋白病的发病机制中起核心作用。各种研究已经探讨了α-syn 磷酸化的影响,但尚未就这种修饰是加速还是抑制α-syn 聚集达成共识。然而,pS129-α-syn 是α-syn 聚集体的可靠标志物,在生物标志物和尸检研究中广泛评估。虽然存在几种针对 pS129-α-syn 的特异性抗体,但它们与非特异性抗原的反应似乎是一个共同的挑战。为了深入了解α-syn 磷酸化在疾病发病机制中的作用,有必要使用高度特异性针对 pS129-α-syn 的抗体。在这项研究中,我们使用杂交瘤技术描述了三种小鼠单克隆抗体(monoclonal antibodies,mAbs;5B9、6H5 和 9G1)的产生。这些 mAbs 经过彻底的表征和验证,并与我们之前生成的 mAb(PS129)和商业 ab51253(Abcam)结合使用。我们证明我们的 mAbs 高度特异性针对 pS129-α-syn,并且不与野生型α-syn 发生交叉反应。对死后人脑组织的染色结果表明,我们的 mAbs 可以检测突触核蛋白病患者的 pS129-α-syn 病理学。这项研究突出了三种新的抗体作为探索 pS129-α-syn 包涵体在突触核蛋白病中的作用的优秀和高度特异性的研究工具。