Title
S-nitrosylation of UCHL1 induces its structural instability and promotes α-synuclein aggregation
Author
Roshan Kumar, Deepak K. Jangir, Garima Verma, Shashi Shekhar, Pranita Hanpude, Sanjay Kumar, Raniki Kumari, Nirpendra Singh, Neel Sarovar Bhavesh, Nihar Ranjan Jana, Tushar Kanti Maiti
Year
2017
Journal
Scientific Reports
Abstract
Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase-1 (UCHL1) is a deubiquitinating enzyme, which plays a key role in Parkinson’s disease (PD). It is one of the most important proteins, which constitute Lewy body in PD patient. However, how this well folded highly soluble protein presents in this proteinaceous aggregate is still unclear. We report here that UCHL1 undergoes S-nitrosylation in vitro and rotenone induced PD mouse model. The preferential nitrosylation in the Cys 90, Cys 152 and Cys 220 has been observed which alters the catalytic activity and structural stability. We show here that nitrosylation induces structural instability and produces amorphous aggregate, which provides a nucleation to the native α-synuclein for faster aggregation. Our findings provide a new link between UCHL1-nitrosylation and PD pathology.
Full Article
Instrument
J-815
Keywords
Circular dichroism, Secondary structure, Chemical stability, Biochemistry