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ArticleRedox biology2020

Phosphorylated cofilin-2 is more prone to oxidative modifications on Cys39 and favors amyloid fibril formation.

Marcello Pignataro, Giulia Di Rocco, Lidia Lancellotti, Fabrizio Bernini, Khaushik Subramanian, Elena Castellini, Carlo Augusto Bortolotti, Daniele Malferrari, Daniele Moro, Giovanni Valdrè and 2 more

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Article in Redox biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Marcello PignataroDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA.
Giulia Di RoccoDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Lidia LancellottiDepartment of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Fabrizio BerniniDepartment of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Khaushik SubramanianNovartis Institutes of Biomedical Research, Boston, USA.
Elena CastelliniDepartment of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Carlo Augusto BortolottiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Daniele MalferrariDepartment of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Daniele MoroDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Giovanni ValdrèDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Marco BorsariDepartment of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. Electronic address: marco.borsari@unimore.it.
Federica Del MonteGazes Cardiac Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), School of Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: delmonte@musc.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cofilins are small protein of the actin depolymerizing family. Actin polymerization/depolymerization is central to a number of critical cellular physiological tasks making cofilin a key protein for several physiological functions of the cell. Cofilin activity is mainly regulated by phosphorylation on serine residue 3 making this post-translational modification key to the regulation of myofilament integrity. In fact, in this form, the protein segregates in myocardial aggregates in human idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Since myofilament network is an early target of oxidative stress we investigated the molecular changes induced by oxidation on cofilin isoforms and their interplay with the protein phosphorylation state to get insight on whether/how those changes may predispose to early protein aggregation. Using different and complementary approaches we characterized the aggregation properties of cofilin-2 and its phosphomimetic variant (S3D) in response to oxidative stress in silico, in vitro and on isolated cardiomyocytes. We found that the phosphorylated (inactive) form of cofilin-2 is mechanistically linked to the formation of an extended network of fibrillar structures induced by oxidative stress via the formation of a disulfide bond between Cys39 and Cys80. Such phosphorylation-dependent effect is likely controlled by changes in the hydrogen bonding network involving Cys39. We found that the sulfide ion inhibits the formation of such structures. This might represent the mechanism for the protective effect of the therapeutic agent Na

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AmyloidCofilin 2Actin CytoskeletonActin Depolymerizing FactorsActinsHumansOxidative StressPhosphorylationActin Depolymerizing FactorsActinsAmyloidCFL2 protein, humanCofilin 2AmyloidCofilinCysteinePhosphorylationRedox propertiesSulfide

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PMCPMC7472925

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