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Annexin A5 Directly Interacts with Amyloidogenic Proteins and Reduces Their Toxicity? #MMPMID19810772
Bedrood S; Jayasinghe S; Sieburth D; Chen M; Erbel S; Butler PC; Langen R; Ritzel RA
Biochemistry 2009[Nov]; 48 (44): 10568-76 PMID19810772show ga
Protein misfolding is a central mechanism for the development of neurodegenerative diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The accumulation of misfolded ?-synuclein protein inclusions in the Lewy bodies of Parkinson?s disease is thought to play a key role in pathogenesis and disease progression. Similarly, the misfolding of the ?-cell hormone human islet amyloid polypeptide (h-IAPP) into toxic oligomers plays a central role in the induction of ?-cell apoptosis in the context of type 2 diabetes. In this study, we show that annexin A5 plays a role in interacting with and reducing the toxicity of the amyloidogenic proteins, h-IAPP and ?-synuclein. We find that annexin A5 is coexpressed in human ?-cells and that exogenous annexin A5 reduces the level of h-IAPP-induced apoptosis in human islets by ~50% and in rodent ?-cells by ~90%. Experiments with transgenic expression of ?-synuclein in Caenorhabditis elegans show that annexin A5 reduces ?-synuclein inclusions in vivo. Using thioflavin T fluorescence, electron microscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance, we provide evidence that substoichiometric amounts of annexin A5 inhibit h-IAPP and ?-synuclein misfolding and fibril formation. We conclude that annexin A5 might act as a molecular safeguard against the formation of toxic amyloid aggregates.