Backbone resonance assignments and dynamics of S. cerevisiae SERF.
BIOMOLECULAR NMR ASSIGNMENTS 2022;
16:187-190. [PMID:
35713792 DOI:
10.1007/s12104-022-10077-4]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Abnormal protein aggregation and precipitation are associated with the perturbation of cellular function and underlie a variety of neurodegenerative diseases. S. cerevisiae SERF (ScSERF), a homolog of modifier of aggregation-4 (MOAG-4) and small EDRK-rich factor protein (SERF1a) is highly conserved and discovered as an enhancer of amyloid formation of Aβ40 and α-synuclein both in vitro and in vivo. However, the detailed molecular mechanism whereby ScSERF and its homologs accelerate amyloid formation is not well known yet. Herein, we present the 1 H, 15 N and 13 C NMR assignments of the 68 amino acids long ScSERF. Although ScSERF displays a very high degree of disorder, secondary chemical shifts of Cα, Cβ, 15 N{1 H}-NOE values and the residue-specific secondary structure propensity (SSP) scores indicate the segment spanning residues 36E-65 K has a strong helical propensity. This work sets the stage for further detailed structural and dynamic investigations of ScSERF and the molecular mechanism it utilizes in accelerating amyloid formation.
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