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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 107, 期 15, 页码 6835-6840出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1002295107
关键词
ubiquitin; NMR; neurodegeneration; protein modification; oxidative damage
资金
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- National Institutes of Health [NS037459-10]
- Fondazione Ri.MED (Sicily, Italy) fellowship [NS037459-10]
Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) has been implicated in Parkinson's disease (PD) and is present in neurofibrillary tangles or Lewy bodies. However, the molecular basis for UCH-L1s involvement in proteinacious fibril formation is still elusive, especially in regard to the pathogenicity of the I93M mutation. Here we show that modification of UCH-L1 by cyclopentenone prostaglandins causes unfolding and aggregation. A single thiol group on Cys152 reacts with the alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl center in the cyclopentenone ring of prostaglandins, resulting in a covalent adduct. We also show that the PD-associated I93M mutant of UCH-L1 is well-folded, structurally similar to the wild-type protein, and aggregates upon conjugation by cyclopentenone prostaglandins. Our findings suggest a possible mechanistic link between UCH-L1 modification by cyclopentenone prostaglandins and the etiology of neurodegeneration.
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