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Title: | Cardiolipin promotes pore-forming activity of alpha-synuclein oligomers in mitochondrial membranes |
Authors: | Ghio, Stephanie Camilleri, Angelique Caruana Grech Perry, Mario Ruf, Viktoria C. Schmidt, Felix Leonov, Andrei Ryazanov, Sergey Griesinger, Christian Cauchi, Ruben J. Kamp, Frits Giese, Armin Vassallo, Neville |
Keywords: | Cardiolipin Electrophysiology Mitochondrial membranes Oligomers -- Analysis Synucleins |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
Citation: | Ghio, S., Camilleri, A., Caruana, M., Ruf, V.C., Schmidt, F., Leonov, A.,…Vassallo, N. (2019). Cardiolipin promotes pore-forming activity of alpha-synuclein oligomers in mitochondrial membranes. ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 10, 3815-3829. |
Abstract: | Aggregation of the amyloid-forming α-synuclein (αS) protein is closely associated with the etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the most common motor neurodegenerative disorder. Many studies have shown that soluble aggregation intermediates of αS, termed oligomers, permeabilize a variety of phospholipid membranes; thus, membrane disruption may represent a key pathogenic mechanism of αS toxicity. Given the centrality of mitochondrial dysfunction in PD, we therefore probed the formation of ion-permeable pores by αS oligomers in planar lipid bilayers reflecting the complex phospholipid composition of mitochondrial membranes. Using single-channel electrophysiology, we recorded distinct multilevel conductances (100−400 pS) with stepwise current transitions, typical of protein-bound nanopores, in mitochondriallike membranes. Crucially, we observed that the presence of cardiolipin (CL), the signature phospholipid of mitochondrial membranes, enhanced αS-lipid interaction and the membrane pore-forming activity of αS oligomers. Further, preincubation of isolated mitochondria with a CL-specific dye protected against αS oligomerinduced mitochondrial swelling and release of cytochrome c. Hence, we favor a scenario in which αS oligomers directly porate a local lipid environment rich in CL, for instance outer mitochondrial contact sites or the inner mitochondrial membrane, to induce mitochondrial dysfunction. Pharmacological modulation of αS pore complex formation might thus preserve mitochondrial membrane integrity and alleviate mitochondrial dysfunction in PD. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/88368 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SPB |
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