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Effects of sedimentation, microgravity, hydrodynamic mixing and air-water interface on alpha-synuclein amyloid formation

Zhou, Jiangtao  
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Ruggeri, Francesco S.
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Zimmermann, Manuela R.
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April 14, 2020
Chemical Science

The formation of amyloid fibrils is a characterizing feature of a range of protein misfolding diseases, including Parkinson's disease. The propensity of native proteins to form such amyloid fibril, both in vitro and in vivo, is highly sensitive to the surrounding environment, which can alter the aggregation kinetics and fibrillization mechanisms. Here, we investigate systematically the influence of several representative environmental stimuli on alpha-synuclein aggregation, including hydrodynamic mixing, the presence of an air-water interface and sedimentation. Our results show that hydrodynamic mixing and interfacial effects are critical in promoting several microscopic steps of alpha-synuclein aggregation and amyloid fibril formation. The presence of an air-water interface under agitation significantly promoted primary nucleation. Secondary processes were facilitated by hydrodynamic mixing, produced by 3D rotation and shaking either in the presence or in the absence of an air-water interface. Effects of sedimentation, as investigated in a microgravity incubator, of alpha-synuclein lead only to minor changes on the aggregation kinetics rates in comparison to static conditions. These results forward the understanding of alpha-synuclein fibrillization, paving the way for the development of high-throughput assays for the screening of pharmacological approaches targeting Parkinson's disease.

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research article
DOI
10.1039/d0sc00281j
Web of Science ID

WOS:000525512500009

Author(s)
Zhou, Jiangtao  
Ruggeri, Francesco S.
Zimmermann, Manuela R.
Meisl, Georg
Longo, Giovanni
Sekatskii, Sergey K.
Knowles, Tuomas P. J.
Dietler, Giovanni  
Date Issued

2020-04-14

Published in
Chemical Science
Volume

11

Issue

14

Start page

3687

End page

3693

Subjects

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry

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aggregation

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agitation

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fibrillization

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fluorescence

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suppresses

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adsorption

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initiation

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kinetics

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disease

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amylin

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REVIEWED

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April 29, 2020
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/168446
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