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Quantifying Co-Oligomer Formation by α-Synuclein.

Marija Iljina¹, Alexander J Dear^1,2, Gonzalo A Garcia¹

¹Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge CB2 1EW , United Kingdom.

|October 30, 2018

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Small oligomers of alpha-synuclein (αS) are linked to Parkinson's disease. This study shows that αS co-oligomers form readily and may play a role in neurodegenerative diseases.

Keywords:

cross-aggregation mixed oligomers neurodegeneration oligomer toxicity single-molecule fluorescence statistical mechanical modeling

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Background:

Small oligomers of alpha-synuclein (αS) are cytotoxic and implicated in Parkinson's disease (PD).
αS can form co-aggregates with its variants and other proteins like amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau, linked to Alzheimer's disease.
Studying αS self- and co-oligomerization quantitatively is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To quantitatively measure equilibrium populations of αS oligomers formed in vitro.
To investigate co-oligomerization of wild-type αS with its mutational variants and with Aβ40, Aβ42, and tau fragments.
To understand the thermodynamic and biophysical properties of αS oligomer formation.

Main Methods:

Utilized single-molecule techniques to analyze protein oligomerization.
Applied a statistical mechanical model to interpret equilibrium populations.
Measured in vitro formation of oligomers from mixtures of αS, its variants, Aβ, and tau.

Main Results:

Co-oligomer formation of αS is generally more thermodynamically favorable than self-oligomer formation at equilibrium.
αS self-oligomers exhibit higher potency in disrupting lipid membranes compared to co-oligomers.
The greater propensity for co-oligomer formation can outweigh the membrane disruption difference when multiple proteins are present.

Conclusions:

Co-oligomerization of αS with other proteins is a significant process.
The formation propensity and membrane disruptive properties of αS oligomers vary based on co-assembly.
Co-oligomer formation may be a crucial factor in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders.