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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Designer D-peptides targeting the N-terminal region of α-synuclein to prevent parkinsonian-associated fibrilization and cytotoxicity |
Author: | Horsley, J.R. Jovcevski, B. Pukala, T.L. Abell, A.D. |
Citation: | BBA: Proteins and Proteomics, 2022; 1870(10):140826-1-140826-9 |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
ISSN: | 1570-9639 1878-1454 |
Statement of Responsibility: | John R. Horsley, Blagojce Jovcevski, Tara L. Pukala, Andrew D. Abell |
Abstract: | The deposition of α-synuclein (αS) aggregates in the gut and the brain is ever present in cases of Parkinson’s disease. While the central non-amyloidogenic-component (NAC) region of αS plays a critical role in fibrilization, recent studies have identified a specific sequence from within the N-terminal region (NTR, residues 36–42) as a key modulator of αS fibrilization. Due to the lack of effective therapeutics which specifically target αS aggregates, we have developed a strategy to prevent the aggregation and subsequent toxicity attributed to αS fibrilization utilizing NTR targeting peptides. In this study, L- and D-isoforms of a hexa- (VAQKTV-Aib, 77–82 NAC) and heptapeptide (GVLYVGS-Aib, 36–42 NTR) containing a self-recognition component unique to αS, as well as a Cterminal disruption element, were synthesized to target primary sequence regions of αS that modulate fibrilization. The D-peptide that targets the NTR (NTR-TP-D) was shown by ThT fluorescence assays and TEM to be the most effective at preventing fibril formation and elongation, as well as increasing the abundance of soluble monomeric αS. In addition, NTR-TP-D alters the conformation of destabilised monomers into a less aggregationprone state and reduces the hydrophobicity of αS fibrils via fibril remodelling. Furthermore, both NTR-TP isoforms alleviate the cytotoxic effects of αS aggregates in both Neuro-2a and Caco-2 cells. Together, this study highlights how targeting the NTR of αS using D-isoform peptide inhibitors may effectively combat the deleterious effects of αS fibrilization and paves the way for future drug design to utilise such an approach to treat Parkinson’s disease. |
Keywords: | α-Synuclein; Amyloid fibrils; Protein aggregation; Peptide inhibitors; Drug design |
Rights: | © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.bbapap.2022.140826 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170102033 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180101581 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2022.140826 |
Appears in Collections: | Biochemistry publications Chemistry publications |
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