Brian C. Mackness , Brittany R. Morgan , Laura M. Deveau , Sagar V. Kathuria , Jill A. Zitzewitz , Francesca Massi
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摘要
折叠中间体既介导蛋白质折叠,也介导包括肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症(ALS)在内的人类疾病中观察到的错误折叠和聚集,是治疗干预的主要目标。在这项研究中,我们采用实验和计算相结合的方法,在与 ALS 相关的 RNA 结合蛋白 TDP-43 的第二个 RNA 识别基序(RRM2)中确定了折叠中间体的核心结构核。尿素平衡展开研究发现,RRM2 中间状态由坍塌的残余二级结构组成,这些二级结构位于 RRM2 的 N 端半部分,而 C 端大部分处于无序状态。这些研究结果表明,RRM2 中间体在正常的 TDP-43 功能中发挥作用,并通过低稳定性和非原生二级结构成为错误折叠和聚集的模板。
A Hydrophobic Core Stabilizes the Residual Structure in the RRM2 Intermediate State of the ALS-linked Protein TDP-43
Folding intermediates mediate both protein folding and the misfolding and aggregation observed in human diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and are prime targets for therapeutic interventions. In this study, we identified the core nucleus of structure for a folding intermediate in the second RNA recognition motif (RRM2) of the ALS-linked RNA-binding protein, TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein-43), using a combination of experimental and computational approaches. Urea equilibrium unfolding studies revealed that the RRM2 intermediate state consists of collapsed residual secondary structure localized to the N-terminal half of RRM2, while the C-terminus is largely disordered. Steered molecular dynamics simulations and mutagenesis studies yielded key stabilizing hydrophobic contacts that, when mutated to alanine, severely disrupt the overall fold of RRM2. In combination, these findings suggest a role for this RRM intermediate in normal TDP-43 function as well as serving as a template for misfolding and aggregation through the low stability and non-native secondary structure.
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