Mavadat Elaheh, Seyedalipour Bagher, Hosseinkhani Saman
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj. 2023 May;1867(5):130325. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2023.130325. Epub 2023 Feb 13.
A progressive neurodegenerative illness such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by the misfolding and aggregation of human CuZn superoxide dismutase (hSOD1) into amyloid aggregates. Thus, designing strategies for the choice of WT-SOD1 and double mutant (G12D/G138E) with an increased net negative charge can be a good idea to elucidate the pathological mechanism of SOD1 in ALS under some destabilizing conditions. Consequently, we show evidence that protein charge, together with other destabilizing conditions, plays an important role in ALS disease. To achieve this purpose, we use methods, such as spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to monitor the formation of amyloid aggregation. The specific activity of WT-SOD1 was approximately 1.72 times higher than that of the double mutant. Under amyloidogenic circumstances, structural properties such as local, secondary, oligomeric, and fibrillar structures were explored. The double mutant's far-UV CD spectra displayed a broad minimum peak in the region 213 to 218 nm, suggesting the production of β-rich amyloid fibrils. FTIR spectra of the double mutant samples at different incubation times showed a low-frequency peak around 1630-1640 cm, attributed to a parallel β-sheet. Moreover, CR-binding assay and TEM analysis revealed and confirmed that mutation with an increased repulsive charge promotes the formation of fibrous aggregates. Consequently, ALS mutations with a higher repulsive charge are the apparent exceptions that validate the rule. This findings revealed that the double mutant increases protein aggregation through a novel mechanism, likely involving destabilization of structure and a change in the net negative charge.
像肌萎缩侧索硬化症(ALS)这样的进行性神经退行性疾病的特征是人类铜锌超氧化物歧化酶(hSOD1)错误折叠并聚集成淀粉样聚集体。因此,设计策略来选择具有增加的净负电荷的野生型SOD1和双突变体(G12D/G138E),在某些不稳定条件下阐明SOD1在ALS中的病理机制可能是个好主意。因此,我们证明了蛋白质电荷以及其他不稳定条件在ALS疾病中起着重要作用。为了实现这一目的,我们使用光谱学和透射电子显微镜(TEM)等方法来监测淀粉样聚集体的形成。野生型SOD1的比活性比双突变体高约1.72倍。在淀粉样生成环境下,探索了局部、二级、寡聚体和纤维状结构等结构特性。双突变体的远紫外圆二色光谱在213至218nm区域显示出一个宽的最小峰,表明产生了富含β-折叠的淀粉样纤维。双突变体样品在不同孵育时间的傅里叶变换红外光谱在1630 - 1640cm附近显示出一个低频峰,归因于平行β-折叠。此外,CR结合试验和TEM分析揭示并证实,具有增加的排斥电荷的突变促进了纤维状聚集体的形成。因此,具有较高排斥电荷的ALS突变是验证该规则的明显例外。这一发现揭示,双突变体通过一种新机制增加蛋白质聚集,可能涉及结构的不稳定和净负电荷的变化。