Resistance of naturally secreted a-synuclein to proteolysis
Resistance of naturally secreted a-synuclein to proteolysis
Recent evidence suggests that specific extracellular ?-synuclein (?-syn) strains are implicated in the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) pathology. It is plausible that deregulation in the normal processing of secreted ?-syn may be a causative risk factor for PD. To date, the degradation mechanisms involved have received very little attention. Here, we sought to investigate factors that regulate extracellular ?-syn levels. We show, for the first time, that cell-secreted ?-syn forms are resistant to direct proteolysis by kallikrein-related peptidase 6 (KLK6), an extracellular enzyme known to cleave recombinant ?-syn. This differential susceptibility appears to be partially due to the association of secreted ?-syn with lipids. We further provide evidence that secreted ?-syn can be cleaved by KLK6 indirectly through activation of a secreted metalloprotease, suggestive of the involvement of a proteolytic cascade in the catabolism of secreted ?-syn. Our results clearly suggest that physiological modifications affect the biochemical behavior of secreted ?-syn and provide novel insights into mechanisms and potential targets for therapeutic interventions
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Ximerakis, Methodios
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Pampalakis, Georgios
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Roumeliotis, Theodoros I.
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Sykioti, Vasia-Samantha
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Garbis, Spiros D.
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Stafanis, Leonidas
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July 2014
Ximerakis, Methodios
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Pampalakis, Georgios
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Roumeliotis, Theodoros I.
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Sykioti, Vasia-Samantha
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Garbis, Spiros D.
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Stafanis, Leonidas
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Sotiropoulou, Georgia
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Vekrellis, Kostas
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Ximerakis, Methodios, Pampalakis, Georgios, Roumeliotis, Theodoros I., Sykioti, Vasia-Samantha, Garbis, Spiros D., Stafanis, Leonidas, Sotiropoulou, Georgia and Vekrellis, Kostas
(2014)
Resistance of naturally secreted a-synuclein to proteolysis.
The FASEB Journal, 28 (7), .
(doi:10.1096/fj.13-245852).
(PMID:24723692)
Abstract
Recent evidence suggests that specific extracellular ?-synuclein (?-syn) strains are implicated in the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) pathology. It is plausible that deregulation in the normal processing of secreted ?-syn may be a causative risk factor for PD. To date, the degradation mechanisms involved have received very little attention. Here, we sought to investigate factors that regulate extracellular ?-syn levels. We show, for the first time, that cell-secreted ?-syn forms are resistant to direct proteolysis by kallikrein-related peptidase 6 (KLK6), an extracellular enzyme known to cleave recombinant ?-syn. This differential susceptibility appears to be partially due to the association of secreted ?-syn with lipids. We further provide evidence that secreted ?-syn can be cleaved by KLK6 indirectly through activation of a secreted metalloprotease, suggestive of the involvement of a proteolytic cascade in the catabolism of secreted ?-syn. Our results clearly suggest that physiological modifications affect the biochemical behavior of secreted ?-syn and provide novel insights into mechanisms and potential targets for therapeutic interventions
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e-pub ahead of print date: 10 April 2014
Published date: July 2014
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/395401
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Methodios Ximerakis
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Georgios Pampalakis
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Theodoros I. Roumeliotis
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Spiros D. Garbis
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Leonidas Stafanis
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Georgia Sotiropoulou
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Kostas Vekrellis
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