Download MendeleyTwo mutations G335D and Q343R within the amyloidogenic core region of TDP-43 influence its aggregation and inclusion formation
Jiang, L.L., Zhao, J., Yin, X.F., He, W.T., Yang, H., Che, M.X., Hu, H.Y.(2016) Sci Rep 6: 23928-23928
- PubMed: 27030292
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep23928
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2N3X, 2N4G, 2N4H - PubMed Abstract:
TDP-43 is a DNA/RNA binding protein associated with TDP-43 proteinopathies. Many mutations have been identified in the flexible C-terminal region, which is implicated in the disease pathology. We investigated four point mutations in the amyloidogenic core region (residues 311-360) of TDP-43 by biochemical and spectroscopic methods. We found that the G335D mutation enhances the aggregation and inclusion formation of TDP-43 and this mutant in TDP-35 (the C-terminal fragment of 35 kDa) exaggerates the antagonist effect on RNA processing by endogenous TDP-43; whereas Q343R gives an opposite effect. As a comparison, M337V and Q331K have very little impact on the aggregation and inclusion formation of TDP-43 or TDP-35. NMR structural analysis showed that the G335D mutant in the core region forms a loop linker between the two α-helices and promotes α-to-β transition, but Q343R loses the second helix and consequently the structural transformation. Thus, the propensity of structural transformation in the amyloidogenic core of TDP-43 determines its aggregation and inclusion formation. This study may provide a molecular mechanism of the TDP-43 proteinopathies caused by genetic mutations.
Organizational Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 320 Yue-Yang Road, Shanghai 200031, China.
