期刊
NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE
卷 62, 期 -, 页码 479-488出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2013.10.027
关键词
SOD1; Misfolding; Heterodimerization; Mutant homodimers; Protein aggregation; Dismutase activity; SEDI; USOD
资金
- Zeiss Foundation
- Thierry Latran-Foundation
- Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz fuer Innovation
- Collaborative Research Center Neuronal Homeostasis [DFG/CRC 1080]
Mutations in the gene encoding Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are responsible for a subset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases presumably by the acquisition of as yet unknown toxic properties. Additional overexpression of wild-type SOD1 in mutant SOD1 transgenic mice did not improve but rather accelerated the disease course. Recently, it was documented that the presence of wild-type SOD1 (SODWT) reduced the aggregation propensity of mutant SOD1 by the formation of heterodimers between mutant and SOD1(WT) and that these heterodimers displayed at least a similar toxicity in cellular and animal models. In this study we investigated the biochemical and biophysical properties of obligate SOD1 dimers that were connected by a peptide linker. Circular dichroism spectra indicate an increased number of unstructured residues in SOD1 mutants. However, SOD1(WT) stabilized the folding of heterodimers compared to mutant homodimers as evidenced by an increase in resistance against proteolytic degradation. Heterodimerization also reduced the affinity of mutant SOD1 to antibodies detecting misfolded SOD1. In addition, the formation of obligate dimers resulted in a detection of substantial dismutase activity even of the relatively labile SOD1G85R mutant. These data indicate that soluble, dismutaseactive SOD1 dimers might contribute at least partially to mutant SOD1 toxicity. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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