Molecular rotors provide insight into the mechanism of formation and conversion of α-synuclein aggregates
Allerton, S. C.; Kuimova, M.; Aprile, F. A.
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-Synuclein is an intrinsically disordered protein that forms amyloids in Parkinsons disease. Currently, detection methods predominantly report on the formation of mature amyloids but have poor sensitivity to the early-stage, toxic oligomers. Molecular rotors are fluorophores that sense changes in the viscosity of their local environment. Here, we monitor -synuclein oligomer formation using the fluorescence lifetime of molecular rotors. We detect oligomer formation and conversion into amyloids for wild type and two -synuclein variants; the pathological mutant A30P and {Delta}P -synuclein, which lacks a master regulator region of aggregation (residues 36-42). We report that A30P -synuclein shows a similar rate of oligomer formation compared to wild type -synuclein, whereas {Delta}P -synuclein shows delayed oligomer formation. Additionally, both variants demonstrate a slower conversion of oligomers to amyloids. Our method provides a quantitative approach to unveiling the complex mechanism of -synuclein aggregation which is key to understanding the pathology of Parkinsons disease.
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