Institute of Protein Biochemistry, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Institute of Protein Biochemistry, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/@SAMBHASANBANERJ.
J Mol Biol. 2023 Sep 15;435(18):168211. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168211. Epub 2023 Jul 20.
Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNPA1) is a multifunctional RNA-binding protein that is associated with neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multisystem proteinopathy. In this study, we have used cryo-electron microscopy to investigate the three-dimensional structure of amyloid fibrils from full-length hnRNPA1 protein. We find that the fibril core is formed by a 45-residue segment of the prion-like low-complexity domain of the protein, whereas the remaining parts of the protein (275 residues) form a fuzzy coat around the fibril core. The fibril consists of two fibril protein stacks that are arranged into a pseudo-2 screw symmetry. The ordered core harbors several of the positions that are known to be affected by disease-associated mutations, but does not encompass the most aggregation-prone segments of the protein. These data indicate that the structures of amyloid fibrils from full-length proteins may be more complex than anticipated by current theories on protein misfolding.
异质核核糖核蛋白 A1(hnRNPA1)是一种多功能 RNA 结合蛋白,与神经退行性疾病如肌萎缩侧索硬化症和多系统蛋白病有关。在这项研究中,我们使用冷冻电子显微镜研究了全长 hnRNPA1 蛋白的淀粉样纤维的三维结构。我们发现纤维核心由该蛋白的朊病毒样低复杂度结构域的 45 个残基片段组成,而蛋白质的其余部分(275 个残基)形成纤维核心周围的模糊外壳。纤维由两个纤维蛋白堆叠组成,排列成伪 2 螺旋对称。有序的核心包含几个已知受疾病相关突变影响的位置,但不包含该蛋白最易聚集的片段。这些数据表明,全长蛋白的淀粉样纤维结构可能比当前关于蛋白质错误折叠的理论所预期的更为复杂。