TY - JOUR

T1 - Human RAD51 Protein Forms Amyloid-like Aggregates In Vitro

AU - Kachkin, Daniel V.

AU - Volkov, Kirill V.

AU - Sopova , Julia V.

AU - Bobylev, Alexander G.

AU - Fedotov, Sergei A.

AU - Inge-Vechtomov, Sergei G.

AU - Galzitskaya, Oxana V.

AU - Chernoff , Yury O.

AU - Rubel, Aleksandr A.

AU - Aksenova, Anna Y.

N1 - : Kachkin, D.V.; Volkov, K.V.; Sopova, J.V.; Bobylev, A.G.; Fedotov, S.A.; Inge-Vechtomov, S.G.; Galzitskaya, O.V.; Chernoff, Y.O.; Rubel, A.A.; Aksenova, A.Y. Human RAD51 Protein Forms Amyloid-like Aggregates In Vitro. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 11657. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231911657

PY - 2022/10/1

Y1 - 2022/10/1

N2 - RAD51 is a central protein of homologous recombination and DNA repair processes that maintains genome stability and ensures the accurate repair of double-stranded breaks (DSBs). In this work, we assessed amyloid properties of RAD51 in vitro and in the bacterial curli-dependent amyloid generator (C-DAG) system. Resistance to ionic detergents, staining with amyloid-specific dyes, polarized microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction and other methods were used to evaluate the properties and structure of RAD51 aggregates. The purified human RAD51 protein formed detergent-resistant aggregates in vitro that had an unbranched cross-β fibrillar structure, which is typical for amyloids, and were stained with amyloid-specific dyes. Congored-stained RAD51 aggregates demonstrated birefringence under polarized light. RAD51 fibrils produced sharp circular X-ray reflections at 4.7 Å and 10 Å, demonstrating that they had a cross-β structure. Cytoplasmic aggregates of RAD51 were observed in cell cultures overexpressing RAD51. We demonstrated that a key protein that maintains genome stability, RAD51, has amyloid properties in vitro and in the C-DAG system and discussed the possible biological relevance of this observation. Using its example, we were able to show how combining the results of field research and modelling allows us to describe the development of Lake Topographov and solve a number of applied problems.

AB - RAD51 is a central protein of homologous recombination and DNA repair processes that maintains genome stability and ensures the accurate repair of double-stranded breaks (DSBs). In this work, we assessed amyloid properties of RAD51 in vitro and in the bacterial curli-dependent amyloid generator (C-DAG) system. Resistance to ionic detergents, staining with amyloid-specific dyes, polarized microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction and other methods were used to evaluate the properties and structure of RAD51 aggregates. The purified human RAD51 protein formed detergent-resistant aggregates in vitro that had an unbranched cross-β fibrillar structure, which is typical for amyloids, and were stained with amyloid-specific dyes. Congored-stained RAD51 aggregates demonstrated birefringence under polarized light. RAD51 fibrils produced sharp circular X-ray reflections at 4.7 Å and 10 Å, demonstrating that they had a cross-β structure. Cytoplasmic aggregates of RAD51 were observed in cell cultures overexpressing RAD51. We demonstrated that a key protein that maintains genome stability, RAD51, has amyloid properties in vitro and in the C-DAG system and discussed the possible biological relevance of this observation. Using its example, we were able to show how combining the results of field research and modelling allows us to describe the development of Lake Topographov and solve a number of applied problems.

KW - RAD51

KW - protein aggregation

KW - Protein fibrils

KW - amyloid

KW - x-ray diffraction

KW - functional amyloids

KW - amyloidogenesis

UR - https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/19/11657

M3 - Article

VL - 23

JO - International Journal of Molecular Sciences

JF - International Journal of Molecular Sciences

SN - 1422-0067

IS - 19

M1 - 11657

ER -