郭明¹,
陈平²,
都秀波¹,
刘琼^1,,
1. 深圳大学 生命与海洋科学学院, 深圳 518000;
2. 南阳理工学院, 南阳 473000

作者简介: 郭明(1990-),男,硕士研究生,研究方向为硒蛋白对阿尔兹海默症作用机理的研究,E-mail:gm15138757783@163.com.

通讯作者: 刘琼,liuqiong@szu.edu.cn

基金项目: 国家自然科学基金(31470804,21271131,31500624)
深圳市科技研发资金项目(JCYJ20130408172946974,JSGG20140703163838793)


中图分类号: X171.5

Inhibitory Effect of Selenoprotein R on Cu⁺/Cu²⁺-Induced Aβ₄₂ Aggregation and the Corresponding Toxicity

Guo Ming¹,
Chen Ping²,
Du Xiubo¹,
Liu Qiong^1,,
1. College of Life Sciences and Oceanograohy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China;
2. Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473000, China

Corresponding author: Liu Qiong,liuqiong@szu.edu.cn

CLC number: X171.5

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摘要:阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer's disease，AD)是一种神经退行性疾病，其主要病理特征包括脑内出现老年斑和神经纤维缠结以及神经元缺失。过渡金属离子如Fe²⁺、Zn²⁺、Cu²⁺等会在AD病人脑中大量蓄集，从而促进β-淀粉样多肽(Aβ)聚集并产生大量活性氧自由基，引起细胞功能改变。硒蛋白R (SelR)是一种蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶，可将蛋白中的蛋氨酸亚砜还原为蛋氨酸。然而SelR与金属离子的关系尚无报道。文章对SelR的突变体SelR'(SelR中硒代半胱氨酸Sec95突变为半胱氨酸Cys95)结合Cu⁺的性质进行了表征，同时也对SelR'调节Cu⁺/Cu²⁺诱导的Aβ₄₂聚集和细胞毒性的能力进行了研究。结果表明，SelR'可与Cu⁺特异性螯合剂BCA竞争结合Cu⁺，说明SelR'具有较强的Cu⁺结合能力。采用硫磺素荧光法(ThT)，发现Cu⁺/Cu²⁺显著性抑制Aβ₄₂的纤维化、诱导其形成非纤维化聚集体，而SelR'则能够显著抑制Cu⁺/Cu²⁺诱导的Aβ₄₂聚集形态的改变。细胞实验表明：SelR'能显著降低Cu⁺/Cu²⁺诱导的Aβ₄₂的细胞毒性。上述结果提示：SelR在脑内除了还原蛋氨酸亚砜，还可通过与铜离子的结合抑制其细胞毒性作用，从而干预AD的发展。
关键词: 铜离子/
β-淀粉样蛋白/
阿尔茨海默症/
硒蛋白R/
细胞毒性

Abstract:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the deposition of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles together with the loss of neurons in the brain. Previously, copper, iron and zinc ions were found with large amounts in the brains of AD patients. Metal ions can promote the aggregation of β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) and lead to the formation of reactive oxygen species which further result in extensive impairment of cellular functions. Selenoprotein R (SelR) plays an important role in maintaining intracellular redox balance by reducing methionine sulfoxide to methionine. However, no report has been published on the relationship between SelR and metal ions. In this study, we characterized the Cu⁺ binding property of SelR' (a Sec-to-Cys mutation form of SelR) and investigated its ability to modulate the aggregation and neurotoxicity of Aβ₄₂ induced by Cu⁺/Cu²⁺. The results showed that SelR' could compete for Cu⁺ with bicinchoninic acid (BCA), a specific Cu⁺ chelator, suggesting the high binding affinity between SelR' and Cu⁺. Using thioflavine T fluorescence assay, it was observed that Cu⁺/Cu²⁺ binding to Aβ₄₂ almost completely suppressed Aβ₄₂ fibrillization, leading to the non-fibrillar aggregation of Aβ₄₂, which could be significantly restored by SelR'. Using living cells, SelR' was also found to inhibit Cu⁺/Cu²⁺-Aβ₄₂ induced neurotoxicity. Results in this study indicated that SelR in the brain can not only reduce methionine sulfoxide, but also bind excessive copper ions to inhibit their toxic effects, which will be beneficial for the intervention of AD progress.
Key words:copper/
β-amyloid/
cytoxicity/
Alzheimer's disease/
selenoprotein P.