Phosphorylation and O-GlcNAcylation at the same α-synuclein site generate distinct fibril structures

Jinjian Hu, Wencheng Xia, Shuyi Zeng, Yeh Jun Lim, Youqi Tao, Yunpeng Sun, Lang Zhao, Haosen Wang, Weidong Le, Dan Li, Shengnan Zhang, Cong Liu, Yan Mei Li

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Abstract

Here, the authors use cryo-EM to show that phosphorylating or O-GlcNAcylating α-synuclein on serine 87 leads to the formation of two distinct fibril structures. Both structures display reduced neurotoxicity and propagation activity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number2677
JournalNature Communications
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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