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A versatile yeast model identifies the pesticides cymoxanil and metalaxyl as risk factors for synucleinopathies
| Resumo: | Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons and the presence of Lewy bodies, which predominantly consist of aggregated forms of the protein alpha-synuclein (aSyn). While these aggregates are a pathological hallmark of PD, the etiology of most cases remains elusive. Although environmental risk factors have been identified, such as the pesticides dieldrin and MTPT, many others remain to be assessed and their molecular impacts are underexplored. This study aimed to identify pesticides that could aSyn aggregation using a humanized yeast model expressing aSyn fused to GFP as a primary screening platform,which we validated using dieldrin.. We found that the pesticides cymoxanil and metalaxyl induce aggregation of aSyn in yeast, which we confirmed also occurs in a model of aSyn inclusion formation using human H4 cells. In conclusion, our approach generated invaluable molecular data on the effect of pesticides, therefore providing insights into mechanisms associated with onset and progression of PD and other synucleinopathies. |
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| Autores principais: | Amaral, Leslie Ann Silva |
| Outros Autores: | Mendes, Filipa; Côrte-Real, Manuela; Rego, António MIguel Araújo; Outeiro, Tiago F.; Chaves, Susana R. |
| Assunto: | Parkinsons disease Alpha-synuclein Pesticides Yeast Environmental factors Human neuroglioma cells |
| Ano: | 2024 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons and the presence of Lewy bodies, which predominantly consist of aggregated forms of the protein alpha-synuclein (aSyn). While these aggregates are a pathological hallmark of PD, the etiology of most cases remains elusive. Although environmental risk factors have been identified, such as the pesticides dieldrin and MTPT, many others remain to be assessed and their molecular impacts are underexplored. This study aimed to identify pesticides that could aSyn aggregation using a humanized yeast model expressing aSyn fused to GFP as a primary screening platform,which we validated using dieldrin.. We found that the pesticides cymoxanil and metalaxyl induce aggregation of aSyn in yeast, which we confirmed also occurs in a model of aSyn inclusion formation using human H4 cells. In conclusion, our approach generated invaluable molecular data on the effect of pesticides, therefore providing insights into mechanisms associated with onset and progression of PD and other synucleinopathies. |
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