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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 346, 期 4, 页码 1142-1149出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.05.213
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microbial esterases; alpha-Synuclein; intrinsically unstructured
alpha-Synuclein, a major constituent of Lewy bodies (LBs), has been implicated to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD), although the physiological function of alpha-synuclein has not yet been known. Here we have shown that alpha-synuclein, which has no well-defined secondary or tertiary structure, can protect the enzyme activity of microbial esterases against stress conditions such as heat, pH, and organic solvents. In particular, the flexibility of alpha-synuclein and its C-terminal region seems to be important for complex formation, but the structural integrity of the C-terminal region may not be required for stabilization of enzyme activity. In addition, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and in vivo enzyme assays showed highly specific interactions of esterases with alpha-synuclein. Our results indicate that a-synuclein not only protects the enzyme activity of microbial esterases in vitro, but also can stabilize the active conformation of microbial esterases in vivo. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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