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ArticleNature communications2025

Defining essential charged residues in fibril formation of a lysosomal derived N-terminal α-synuclein truncation.

Ryan P McGlinchey, Sashary Ramos, Emilios K Dimitriadis, C Blake Wilson, Jennifer C Lee

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Reverse-engineering amyloid strains with generative protein design.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  3. The Progress of Active Immunotherapy for Parkinson's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  5. MAS Cryoprobe Enhances Solid-State NMR Signals of α-Synuclein Fibrils.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Ryan P McGlincheyLaboratory of Protein Conformation and Dynamics, Biochemistry and Biophysics Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Sashary RamosLaboratory of Protein Conformation and Dynamics, Biochemistry and Biophysics Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Emilios K DimitriadisBiomedical Engineering and Physical Science Shared Resource Program, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
C Blake WilsonLaboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3487-2387
Jennifer C LeeLaboratory of Protein Conformation and Dynamics, Biochemistry and Biophysics Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. leej4@nhlbi.nih.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0506-8349

Funding

Protein Misfolding and AggregationZ01HL001055 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI LEE, JENNIFER · 2007 to 2008
$2.8M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 HL001055U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) Intramural Research Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

N- and C-terminal α-synuclein (α-syn) truncations are prevalent in Parkinson's disease. Effects of the N- and C-terminal residues on α-syn aggregation and fibril propagation are distinct, where the N-terminus dictates fibril structure. Here, the majority of α-syn truncations are assigned by intact mass spectrometry to lysosomal activity. To delineate essential charged residues in fibril formation, we selected an N-terminal truncation (66-140) that is generated solely from soluble α-syn by asparagine endopeptidase. Ala-substitutions at K80 and E83 impact aggregation kinetics, revealing their vital roles in defining fibril polymorphism. K80, E83, and K97 are identified to be critical for fibril elongation. Based on solid-state NMR, mutational and Raman studies, and molecular dynamics simulations, a E83-K97 salt bridge is proposed. Finally, participation of C-terminal Lys residues in the full-length α-syn fibril assembly process is also shown, highlighting that individual residues can be targeted for therapeutic intervention.

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alpha-SynucleinAmyloidLysosomesAmino Acid SequenceAsparaginyl EndopeptidaseCysteine EndopeptidasesHumansKineticsMolecular Dynamics SimulationParkinson DiseaseProtein Aggregatesalpha-SynucleinAmyloidAsparaginyl EndopeptidaseCysteine EndopeptidasesProtein AggregatesSNCA protein, human

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PMID40268916
PMCPMC12019160

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