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The Hsc70 disaggregation machinery removes monomer units directly from α-synuclein fibril ends
Nat Commun. 2021 Oct 14;12(1):5999. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25966-w.
Matthias M Schneider # 1, Saurabh Gautam # 2 3, Therese W Herling # 1, Ewa Andrzejewska # 1, Georg Krainer # 1, Alyssa M Miller 1, Victoria A Trinkaus 2 4, Quentin A E Peter 1, Francesco Simone Ruggeri 1, Michele Vendruscolo 1, Andreas Bracher 2, Christopher M Dobson 1, F Ulrich Hartl 5 6, Tuomas P J Knowles 7 8
Abstract:
...Here, we combine microfluidic measurements with chemical kinetics to study α-synuclein disaggregation. We show that Hsc70 together with its co-chaperones DnaJB1 and Apg2 can completely reverse α-synuclein aggregation back to its soluble monomeric state. This reaction proceeds through first-order kinetics where monomer units are removed directly from the fibril ends with little contribution from intermediate fibril fragmentation steps. These findings extend our mechanistic understanding of the role of chaperones in the suppression of amyloid proliferation and in aggregate clearance, and inform on possibilities and limitations of this strategy in the development of therapeutics against synucleinopathies.
PMID: 34650037
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