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The Parkinson’s disease protein alpha-synuclein is a modulator of processing bodies and mRNA stability

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dc.contributor Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
dc.creator Hallacli, Erinc
dc.creator Kayatekin, Can
dc.creator Nazeen, Sumaiya
dc.creator Wang, Xiou H
dc.creator Sheinkopf, Zoe
dc.creator Sathyakumar, Shubhangi
dc.creator Sarkar, Souvarish
dc.creator Jiang, Xin
dc.creator Dong, Xianjun
dc.creator Di Maio, Roberto
dc.creator Wang, Wen
dc.creator Keeney, Matthew T
dc.creator Felsky, Daniel
dc.creator Sandoe, Jackson
dc.creator Vahdatshoar, Aazam
dc.creator Udeshi, Namrata D
dc.creator Mani, DR
dc.creator Carr, Steven A
dc.creator Lindquist, Susan
dc.creator De Jager, Philip L
dc.creator Bartel, David P
dc.creator Myers, Chad L
dc.creator Greenamyre, J Timothy
dc.creator Feany, Mel B
dc.creator Sunyaev, Shamil R
dc.creator Chung, Chee Yeun
dc.creator Khurana, Vikram
dc.date 2022-12-06T18:41:32Z
dc.date 2022-12-06T18:41:32Z
dc.date 2022
dc.date 2022-12-06T18:23:24Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-17T20:22:13Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-17T20:22:13Z
dc.identifier https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/146766
dc.identifier Hallacli, Erinc, Kayatekin, Can, Nazeen, Sumaiya, Wang, Xiou H, Sheinkopf, Zoe et al. 2022. "The Parkinson’s disease protein alpha-synuclein is a modulator of processing bodies and mRNA stability." Cell, 185 (12).
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242542
dc.description Alpha-synuclein (αS) is a conformationally plastic protein that reversibly binds to cellular membranes. It aggregates and is genetically linked to Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, we show that αS directly modulates processing bodies (P-bodies), membraneless organelles that function in mRNA turnover and storage. The N terminus of αS, but not other synucleins, dictates mutually exclusive binding either to cellular membranes or to P-bodies in the cytosol. αS associates with multiple decapping proteins in close proximity on the Edc4 scaffold. As αS pathologically accumulates, aberrant interaction with Edc4 occurs at the expense of physiologic decapping-module interactions. mRNA decay kinetics within PD-relevant pathways are correspondingly disrupted in PD patient neurons and brain. Genetic modulation of P-body components alters αS toxicity, and human genetic analysis lends support to the disease-relevance of these interactions. Beyond revealing an unexpected aspect of αS function and pathology, our data highlight the versatility of conformationally plastic proteins with high intrinsic disorder.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher Elsevier BV
dc.relation 10.1016/J.CELL.2022.05.008
dc.relation Cell
dc.rights Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.source PMC
dc.title The Parkinson’s disease protein alpha-synuclein is a modulator of processing bodies and mRNA stability
dc.type Article
dc.type http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle


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