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HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS
卷 25, 期 2, 页码 275-290出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv470
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- Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia [PTDC/BIA-BCM/117975/2010, SFRH/BPD/101646/2014, IMM/BTI/91-2012]
- DFG Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/BIA-BCM/117975/2010] Funding Source: FCT
Synucleins belong to a family of intrinsically unstructured proteins that includes alpha-synuclein (aSyn), beta-synuclein (bSyn) and gamma-synuclein (gSyn). aSyn is the most studied member of the synuclein family due to its central role in genetic and sporadic forms of Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders known as synucleionopathies. In contrast, bSyn and gSyn have been less studied, but recent reports also suggest that, unexpectedly, these proteins may also cause neurotoxicity. Here, we explored the yeast toolbox to investigate the cellular effects of bSyn and gSyn. We found that bSyn is toxic and forms cytosolic inclusions that are similar to those formed by aSyn. Moreover, we found that bSyn shares similar toxicity mechanisms with aSyn, including vesicular trafficking impairment and induction of oxidative stress. We demonstrate that co-expression of aSyn and bSyn exacerbates cytotoxicity, due to increased dosage of toxic synuclein forms, and that they are able to form heterodimers in both yeast and in human cells. In contrast, gSyn is not toxic and does not form inclusions in yeast cells. Altogether, our findings shed light into the question of whether bSyn can exert toxic effects and confirms the occurrence of aSyn/bSyn heterodimers, opening novel perspectives for the development of novel strategies for therapeutic intervention in synucleinopathies.
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