<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pillai, Meenakshi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jha, Santosh Kumar</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Early metastable assembly during the stress-induced formation of worm-like amyloid fibrils of nucleic acid binding domains of TDP-43</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Biochemistry</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JAN</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">59</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">315-328</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;TDP-43 protein travels between the cytosol and the nucleus to perform its nucleic acid binding functions through its two tandem RNA recognition motif domains (TDP-43(tRRM)). When exposed to various environmental stresses, it forms abnormal aggregates in the cytosol of neurons, which are the hallmarks of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other TDP-43 proteinopathies. However, the nature of early structural changes upon stress sensing and the consequent steps during the course of aggregation are not well understood. In this study, we show that under low-pH conditions, mimicking starvation stress, TDP-43(tRRm) undergoes a conformational opening reaction linked to the protonation of buried ionizable residues and grows into a metastable oligomeric assembly (called the ``low-pH form'' or the ``L form''). In the L form, the protein molecules have disrupted tertiary structure, solvent-exposed hydrophobic patches, and mobile side chains but the native-like secondary structure remains intact. The L form structure is held by weak interactions and has a steep dependence on ionic strength. In the presence of as little as 15 mM KCl, it fully misfolds and further oligomerizes to form a beta-sheet rich ``beta form'' in at least two distinct steps. The beta form has an ordered, stable structure that resembles worm-like amyloid fibrils. The unstructured regions of the protein gain structure during L (sic) beta conversion. Our results suggest that TDP-43(tRRm) could function as a stress sensor and support a recent model in which stress sensing during neurodegeneration occurs by assembly of proteins into metastable assemblies that are precursors to the solid aggregates.&lt;/p&gt;
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	The mechanism of protein aggregation can be broadly viewedas ashift from the native-state stabilizing intramolecular to the aggregated-phasesustaining intermolecular interactions. Understanding the role ofelectrostatic forces on the extent of modulation of this switch hasrecently evolved as a topic of monumental significance as proteinaggregation has lately been connected to charge modifications of anaging proteome. To decipher the distinctive role of electrostaticforces on the extremely complicated phase separation landscape, weopted for a combined in vitro-in silico approach to ascertainthe structure-dynamics-stability-aggregabilityrelationship of the functional tandem RRM domains of the ALS-relatedprotein TDP-43 (TDP-43(tRRM)), under a bivariate solutioncondition in terms of pH and salt concentration. Under acidic pH conditions,the native TDP-43(tRRM) protein creates an aggregation-proneentropically favorable partially unfolded conformational landscapedue to enthalpic destabilization caused by the protonation of theburied ionizable residues and consequent overwhelming fluctuationsof selective segments of the sequence leading to anti-correlated movementsof the two domains of the protein. The evolved fluffy ensemble witha comparatively exposed backbone then easily interacts with incomingprotein molecules in the presence of salt via typical amyloid-aggregate-likeintermolecular backbone hydrogen bonds with a considerable contributionoriginating from the dispersion forces. Subsequent exposure to excesssalt at low pH conditions expedites the aggregation process via anelectrostatic screening mechanism where salt shows preferential bindingto the positively charged side chain. The applied target observable-specificapproach complementarity unveils the hidden information landscapeof an otherwise complex process with unquestionable conviction.&lt;/p&gt;
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