Journal: The EMBO Journal
Article Title: Structural polymorphism of α -synuclein fibrils alters the pathway of Hsc70-mediated disaggregation
doi: 10.1038/s44318-025-00573-3
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Negative stain EM images of polymorphs F65 unlabeled (left) and AF555-labeled (right) (scale bar 200 nm). ( B ) Representative western blot images of unlabeled (left) and AF555-labeled polymorphs (right) incubated with the chaperone machinery in the presence (+ATP) and absence of ATP (−ATP). ( C ) Ratio of released α -syn protein of AF555-labeled and unlabeled fibrils of all polymorphs. Quantification of protein in the supernatant of the total (P + S) after 16 h disaggregation by the active chaperone machinery in ( B ) (analyzed with ImageJ). Data are mean ± s.e.m., n = 3, except polymorph F91 where n = 2. ( D ) Ratio of normalized fluorescence of denatured AF555-labeled fibrils/monomer in GnHCl compared to labeled fibrils/monomer in buffer. Data are mean ± s.e.m., n = 3, except 60% labeled fibrils and monomer where n = 2. ( E , F ) Sucrose density gradient (10–85%) profile of AF555-labeled monomers ( E ) and chaperones (Hsc70, DnaJB1, Apg2) only ( F ). Sucrose gradient of labeled fibrils (XG, FM, Ri, F65, F91, F110) is shown in ( G ). ( H ) Representative sucrose gradient (10–85%) profile of a polymorph XG, F65, F91, and F110 after incubation of AF555-labeled fibrils with the active chaperone machinery (Hsc70, DnaJB1, Apg2, + ATP) for 20 min, 2 h, 16 h, and 16 h incubation with the inactive machinery (−ATP, No Disaggregation).
Article Snippet: α -syn (SNCA) monocolonal mouse IgG , Santa Cruz Biotechnologie , Sc-12767.
Techniques: Staining, Labeling, Western Blot, Incubation, Fluorescence