Proteomic and in silico dissection of MetaAggregates in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis brains
Murakami, K.; Nguyen, T. H. V.; Fujita, N.; Nagao, C.; Mizuguchi, K.; Nishiuchi, T.; Sakashita, Y.; Noguchi-Shinohara, M.; Ono, K.
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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), key translation regulators, are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The pathological entities associated with ALS are known as "MetaAggregates": heterogeneous coaggregates composed of amyloids, RBPs, and RNA G-quadruplexes (rG4s). In this study, to explore the molecular constituents of ALS-associated MetaAggregates, we developed a proteomic approach using a psoralen-conjugated RBP and crosslinked it with a biotinylated rG4 to enable the isolation of MetaAggregates from ALS brain extracts. Single-cell RNA-seq using in vitro ALS models identified ELAVL4 as a cytoplasmic RBP and revealed the enrichment of an IGFBP2-derived rG4 structure in ALS-specific neurons. Mass spectrometry and amyloidogenicity-based principal component analysis revealed 79 candidate proteins with roles in RNA processing, metabolism, trafficking, and stress responses. Docking simulations highlighted a subset of proteins with potential pro-aggregation characteristics, diverse cytosolic associations and functional links to RNA processing relevant to ALS. Through proteomic and in silico dissection of ALS-associated MetaAggregates, the findings of this study establish a conceptual framework for the exploration of unrecognized amyloidogenic drivers of neurodegeneration.
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