期刊
CELL STRESS & CHAPERONES
卷 15, 期 4, 页码 415-421出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12192-009-0157-2
关键词
Protein disulfide isomerase; alpha-Synuclein; Fibril; Isothermal titration calorimetry
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资金
- Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology [2006CB806508, 2006CB910903]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KSCX2-YW-R119]
alpha-Synuclein (alpha Syn) is the main component of Lewy bodies formed in midbrain dopaminergic neurons which is a pathological characteristic of Parkinson's disease. It has been recently showed to induce endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and impair ER functions. However, the mechanism of how ER responds to alpha Syn toxicity is poorly understood. In the present study, we found that protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), a stress protein abundant in ER, effectively inhibits alpha Syn fibril formation in vitro. In PDI molecule with a structure of abb'xa'c, domain a' was found to be essential and sufficient for PDI to inhibit alpha Syn fibril formation. PDI was further found to be more avid for binding with intermediate species formed during alpha Syn fibril formation, and the binding was more intensive in the later lag phase. Our results provide new insight into the role of PDI in protecting ER from the deleterious effects of misfolded protein accumulation in many neurodegenerative diseases.
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