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ArticleNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2025

Cellular fibronectin exacerbates α-synuclein aggregation via integrin alpha4beta1 mediated PARP1 and SCD elevation.

Zifeng Huang, Hui Zhong, Yingqiong Lu, Ruoyang Yu, Muwei Zhang, Jialing Zheng, Bin Xiao, Zhidong Zhou, Yinghua Yu, Chao Deng and 8 more

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Zifeng HuangDepartment of Neurology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, PR China.
Hui ZhongDepartment of Neurology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, PR China.
Yingqiong LuSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China.
Ruoyang YuDepartment of Neurology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, PR China.
Muwei ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, PR China.
Jialing ZhengDepartment of Neurology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, PR China.
Bin XiaoDepartment of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
Zhidong ZhouDepartment of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
Yinghua YuSchool of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
Chao DengSchool of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
Kunlin JinDepartment of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.
Shuzhen ZhuDepartment of Neurology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, PR China.
Chong LiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Xiaoying CuiQueensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Wacol, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
Karolina Poplawska-DomaszewiczDepartment of Neurology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland and Parkinson's Foundation Centre of Excellence, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK.
K Ray ChaudhuriParkinson Foundation International Centre of Excellence at King's College Hospital, and Kings College, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK.
Eng-King TanDepartment of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore. Electronic address: tan.eng.king@sgh.com.sg.
Qing WangDepartment of Neurology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, PR China. Electronic address: wqdennis@hotmail.com.

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Abstract

Mitochondrial dysfunction and lipid metabolic disturbance may promote pathologic α-synuclein (α-syn) aggregation, accelerating the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). Whether extracellular matrices are associated with those pathological mechanisms in PD remains elusive. Here, we aimed to identify if cellular fibronectin (cFn), a component of extracellular matrices, contributes to α-syn abnormality via inducing mitochondrial energy depletion or disrupting lipid homeostasis. In Our study, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-treated PD mice and human neuronal SH-SY5Y cells were used. Astrocyte-derived cFn protein delivery and AAV-mediated cFn knockdown mouse models were established to validate the functional role of cFn. Mitochondrial dysfunction was detected by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the level of poly (ADP‒ribose) (PAR) polymerase-1(PARP1), pathologic α-syn and cFn-induced lipid dysmetabolism was determined. We demonstrated that excessive cFn accumulated in the SNpc of MPTP-treated mice, and cFn rather than plasma Fn (pFn) exacerbated neuronal mitochondrial dysfunction and α-syn accumulation. Mechanically, cFn induced PARP1 activation via integrin α4β1, which contributed to neuronal NAD ​+ ​depletion and pathologic α-syn aggregation. Furthermore, cFn induced an increase in free fatty acids (FAs) and triglycerides (TAG) in neurons by binding to integrin α4β1, which synergistically contributed to α-syn abnormality. We revealed that cFn induced stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) activation via integrin α4β1, which was interacted with SCD. Genetically depleting cFn suppressed PARP1 activation and SCD elevation, which further rescued the mitochondrial disruption and α-syn abnormalities in MPTP-treated mice. Overall, our findings suggest that cFn exacerbates α-syn aggregation via integrin α4β1-mediated PARP1 and SCD elevation. cFn-targeting therapy may be a promising strategy for treating PD.

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alpha-SynucleinFibronectinsIntegrin alpha4beta1Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1AnimalsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondriaProtein Aggregation, Pathologicalalpha-SynucleinFibronectinsIntegrin alpha4beta1Parp1 protein, mousePoly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1FibronectinMitochondrial dysfunctionParkinson's diseasePoly (ADP‒ribose) (PAR) polymerase-1Stearoyl-CoA desaturaseα-Synuclein

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PMID40912965
PMCPMC12664477

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