期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 294, 期 17, 页码 6696-6709出版社
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.005889
关键词
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (Lou Gehrig disease); TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) (TARDBP); RNA binding protein; protein aggregation; neurodegeneration; ribonuclear protein (RNP); ALS mutation; frontotemporal dementia (FTD); liquid droplet; liquid-liquid phase separation
资金
- Saint Louis University Grant [230230]
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association and ALS Finding a Cure
- NINDS, National Institutes of Health [K01 NS082391]
- Alzheimer's Disease Core Center Grant from NIA, National Institutes of Health [P30AG013854]
- MRC [MC_UU_00024/6, MR/M02492X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Aggregates of the RNA-binding protein TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein) are a hallmark of the overlapping neurodegenerative disorders amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia. The process of TDP-43 aggregation remains poorly understood, and whether it includes formation of intermediate complexes is unknown. Here, we analyzed aggregates derived from purified TDP-43 under semidenaturing conditions, identifying distinct oligomeric complexes at the initial time points before the formation of large aggregates. We found that this early oligomerization stage is primarily driven by TDP-43's RNA-binding region. Specific binding to GU-rich RNA strongly inhibited both TDP-43 oligomerization and aggregation, suggesting that RNA interactions are critical for maintaining TDP-43 solubility. Moreover, we analyzed TDP-43 liquid-liquid phase separation and detected similar detergent-resistant oligomers upon maturation of liquid droplets into solid-like fibrils. These results strongly suggest that the oligomers form during the early steps of TDP-43 misfolding. Importantly, the ALS-linked TDP-43 mutations A315T and M337V significantly accelerate aggregation, rapidly decreasing the monomeric population and shortening the oligomeric phase. We also show that aggregates generated from purified TDP-43 seed intracellular aggregation detected by established TDP-43 pathology markers. Remarkably, cytoplasmic aggregate seeding was detected earlier for the A315T and M337V variants and was 50% more widespread than for WT TDP-43 aggregates. We provide evidence for an initial step of TDP-43 self-assembly into intermediate oligomeric complexes, whereby these complexes may provide a scaffold for aggregation. This process is altered by ALS-linked mutations, underscoring the role of perturbations in TDP-43 homeostasis in protein aggregation and ALS-FTD pathogenesis.
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