RRC ID 85268
Author Kitamura A, Fujimoto A, Kawashima R, Lyu Y, Sasaki K, Hamada Y, Moriya K, Kurata A, Takahashi K, Brielmann R, Bott LC, Morimoto RI, Kinjo M.
Title Hetero-oligomerization of TDP-43 carboxy-terminal fragments with cellular proteins contributes to proteotoxicity.
Journal Commun Biol
Abstract Carboxy terminal fragments (CTFs) of TDP-43 contain an intrinsically disordered region (IDR) and form cytoplasmic condensates containing amyloid fibrils. Such condensates are toxic and associated with pathogenicity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. However, the molecular details of how the domain of TDP-43 CTFs leads to condensation and cytotoxicity remain elusive. Here, we show that truncated RNA/DNA-recognition motif (RRM) at the N-terminus of TDP-43 CTFs leads to the structural transition of the IDR, whereas the IDR itself of TDP-43 CTFs is difficult to assemble even if they are proximate intermolecularly. Hetero-oligomers of TDP-43 CTFs that have recruited other proteins are more toxic than homo-oligomers, implicating loss-of-function of the endogenous proteins by such oligomers is associated with cytotoxicity. Furthermore, such toxicity of TDP-43 CTFs was cell-nonautonomously affected in the nematodes. Therefore, misfolding and oligomeric characteristics of the truncated RRM at the N-terminus of TDP-43 CTFs define their condensation properties and toxicity.
Volume 7(1)
Pages 743
Published 2024-6-20
DOI 10.1038/s42003-024-06410-3
PII 10.1038/s42003-024-06410-3
PMID 38902525
PMC PMC11190292
MeSH Animals Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics Caenorhabditis elegans / metabolism DNA-Binding Proteins* / chemistry DNA-Binding Proteins* / genetics DNA-Binding Proteins* / metabolism Humans Intrinsically Disordered Proteins / chemistry Intrinsically Disordered Proteins / genetics Intrinsically Disordered Proteins / metabolism Protein Multimerization
IF 4.165
Resource
DNA material pGFP-C220 (RDB20681) pGFP-C233 (RDB20682) pGFP-C243 (RDB20683) pGFP-C253 (RDB20684) pGFP-C263 (RDB20685) pGFP-C274 (RDB20686) pGFP-F220 (RDB20687) pGFP-RRM2 (RDB20688) pRFP-C220 (RDB20689) pGFP-C220Δ (RDB20690) pRFP-C274 (RDB20692) TDP43Δ-GFP (RDB20693) TDP43CSΔ-GFP (RDB20694) TDP43Δ-RFP (RDB20695) TDP43CSΔ-RFP (RDB20696) pCRY-C220-R (RDB20700) pCRY-C263-R (RDB20701) pCRY-C220Δ-R (RDB20702) pCRY-C263Δ-R (RDB20703) pC220-CRY-R (RDB20704) pC220Δ-CRY-R (RDB20705) pC263-CRY-R (RDB20706) pC263Δ-CRY-R (RDB20707) pGFP-CRY-R (RDB20708)