کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4338596 | 1614869 | 2012 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Lewy-like aggregation of α-synuclein reduces protein phosphatase 2A activity in vitro and in vivo Lewy-like aggregation of α-synuclein reduces protein phosphatase 2A activity in vitro and in vivo](/preview/png/4338596.png)
α-synuclein (α-Syn) is a chaperone-like protein that is highly implicated in Parkinson's disease (PD) as well as in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Rare forms of PD occur in individuals with mutations of α-Syn or triplication of wild type α-Syn, and in both PD and DLB the intraneuronal inclusions known as Lewy bodies contain aggregated α-Syn that is highly phosphorylated on serine 129. In neuronal cells and in the brains of α-Syn overexpressing transgenic mice, soluble α-Syn stimulates the activity of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), a major serine/threonine phosphatase. Serine 129 phosphorylation of α-Syn attenuates its stimulatory effects on PP2A and also accelerates α-Syn aggregation; however, it is unknown if aggregation of α-Syn into Lewy bodies impairs PP2A activity. To assess for this, we measured the impact of α-Syn aggregation on PP2A activity in vitro and in vivo. In cell-free assays, aggregated α-Syn had ∼50% less PP2A stimulatory effects than soluble recombinant α-Syn. Similarly in DLB and α-Syn triplication brains, which contain robust α-Syn aggregation with high levels of serine 129 phosphorylation, PP2A activity was also ∼50% attenuated. As α-Syn normally stimulates PP2A activity, our data suggest that overexpression of α-Syn or sequestration of α-Syn into Lewy bodies has the potential to alter the phosphorylation state of key PP2A substrates; raising the possibility that all forms of synucleinopathy will benefit from treatments aimed at optimizing PP2A activity.
▶Alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) activates a major serine/threonine protein phosphatase, PP2A. ▶Impaired PP2A activity leads to hyperphosphorylation of PP2A substrates. ▶Aggregated α-Syn is a less potent activator of PP2A in cell-free assays and brain. ▶Overexpression of α-Syn or Lewy body formation is associated with impaired PP2A activity in brain. ▶PP4 phosphatase may also be affected.
Journal: Neuroscience - Volume 207, 5 April 2012, Pages 288–297