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  • Title: Parkinson's disease genetic mutations increase cell susceptibility to stress: mutant alpha-synuclein enhances H2O2- and Sin-1-induced cell death.
    Author: Jiang H, Wu YC, Nakamura M, Liang Y, Tanaka Y, Holmes S, Dawson VL, Dawson TM, Ross CA, Smith WW.
    Journal: Neurobiol Aging; 2007 Nov; 28(11):1709-17. PubMed ID: 16978743.
    Abstract:
    Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder characterized by selective loss of dopaminergic neurons and the presence of Lewy bodies. Alpha-synuclein is a major component of Lewy bodies in sporadic PD, and genetic alterations in alpha-synuclein cause autosomal-dominant hereditary PD. The pathogenesis of PD remains incompletely understood, but it appears to involve both genetic susceptibility and environmental factors. Here we investigated the effect of alpha-synuclein expression on cell susceptibility to proteasome inhibition, oxidative and nitrative stresses by using a PC 12-Tet-off regulatory system. We found that inducible expression of A30P or A53T mutant alpha-synuclein decreased the proteasome activity, increased intracellular ROS levels, and enhanced lactacystin- and H2O2-induced cell death. Furthermore, 3-nitrotyrosine levels increased in cells expressing alpha-synuclein, and further increased after Sin-1 (a NO donor) treatment compared with untreated or treated non-induced cells. Expression of alpha-synuclein (mutant more than wild type) significantly enhances Sin-1 toxicity. These results indicate that genetic mutations in alpha-synuclein may increase neuronal vulnerability to cellular stress in aging and PD pathogenesis.
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