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In Vitro Aggregation Assays Using Hyperphosphorylated Tau Protein
Published on: January 2, 2015
对4a系外子结构的分析揭示了Big tau的独特特性
Itzhak Fischer1, Peter W Baas1
1Drexel University College of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, 2900 Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129.
微管相关蛋白质Big tau中的4a外引入了负电荷的水友性区域,减少了聚合潜力. 这一特征在进化过程中得到了保存,这表明它在预防病症方面发挥了作用.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 进化生物学 进化生物学
背景情况:
- 陶是一种与微管相关的蛋白质,涉及神经退行性陶病.
- 陶氏存在于低分子量 (LMW) 异型和大陶氏,以替代拼接的4a外子区分.
- 在Big tau中包含的exon 4a增加了一个从微管外投射的域.
研究的目的:
- 分析人类LMW tau,Big tau和exon 4a的生物物理特性 (电荷,疏水性,聚合倾向).
- 为了研究4a外基因在脊椎动物中的特性的进化保存.
- 了解4a外因子如何影响tau的聚合潜力及其在tau病变中的作用.
主要方法:
- 分析氨基酸序列的电荷分布,疏水性 (Kyte-Doolittle分数) 和β-片含量.
- 比较LMW,大,和4a子之间的生物物理性质.
- 在哺乳动物,鸟类和两动物中对4a外显子序列和属性的进化分析.
主要成果:
- 极子4a氨基酸具有高度负电荷,具有水友性,并且具有较低的β-片含量.
- LMW tau具有更高的β-sheet含量,具有更高的疏水性,表明更大的聚合倾向.
- 与LMW tau相比,大具有中等的疏水性和降低的β片含量,这表明聚合率下降.
- 进化分析显示,尽管有低序列的同一性,但外星子的大小和负电荷仍然存在,这表明进化趋同.
- 埃克森4a的特性抵消了LMW tau.的聚合倾向的域.
结论:
- 埃克森4a引入了一个关键的酸性和水友性模块,平衡了的聚合倾向区域.
- 尽管有序列分歧,但4a外体的生物物理性质仍然保留,突出显示了强大的进化压力,以保持其功能.
- 这些发现表明4a外显子在病变中起着保护性作用,防止致病性错折叠和聚合.
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