Misfolded proteinase K–resistant hyperphosphorylated α-synuclein in aged transgenic mice with locomotor deterioration and in human α-synucleinopathies
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Abstract
The pathological modifications of alpha-synuclein (alphaS) in Parkinson disease and related diseases are poorly understood. We have detected misfolded alphaS in situ based on the proteinase K resistance (PK resistance) of alphaS fibrils, and using specific antibodies against S129-phosphorylated alphaS as well as oxidized alphaS. Unexpectedly massive neuritic pathology was found in affected human brain regions, in addition to classical alphaS pathology. PK resistance and abnormal phosphorylation of alphaS developed with increasing age in (Thy1)-h[A30P] alphaS transgenic mice, concomitant with formation of argyrophilic, thioflavin S-positive, and electron-dense inclusions that were occasionally ubiquitinated. alphaS pathology in the transgenic mice was predominantly in the brainstem and spinal cord. Astrogliosis was found in these heavily affected tissues. Homozygous mice showed the same pathology approximately one year earlier. The transgenic mice showed a progressive deterioration of locomotor function. Thus, misfolding and hyperphosphorylation of alphaS may cause dysfunction of affected brain regions.
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