Leveraging bioorthogonal conjugation for alpha synuclein fibril surveillance
Jenkins, R. A.; Wu, S.; Fujimura, G.; Heredia, A.; Flowers, C.; Sun, C.; Sawaya, M.; Loo, J.; Rodriguez, J. A.
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Alpha synuclein (-syn) amyloid fibrils are associated with various neurodegenerative diseases. To better understand the molecular and cellular basis for -syn fibril persistence and spread, we implemented a fluorophore labeling strategy to surveil pre-formed -syn fibrils in solution and in cells. We leveraged amber codon mediated incorporation of a tetrazine-based artificial amino acid (TetV2.0) to install a cyclooctene-conjugated Janeliaflour, JF549, at four sites on human -syn: residues 4, 60, 96 and 136. Fast coupling occurred under mild buffer conditions and in the presence of the disease-associated cofactor and cytotoxic lipid, psychosine. Labeled fibrils retained their polymorphic features, seeded the growth of new fibrils in vitro, and induced the seeding of positive puncta in -syn FRET biosensor HEK293T cells. This allowed simultaneous tracking of exogenous and endogenous -syn aggregates in biosensor cells, and their localization within the cells. In doing so, our approach facilitates more detailed mechanistic investigation of -syn aggregates.
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