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Development of an α-synuclein positron emission tomography tracer for imaging synucleinopathies.

ABSTRACT: Synucleinopathies are characterized by the accumulation of α-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregates in the brain. Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of synucleinopathies requires radiopharmaceuticals that selectively bind α-Syn deposits. We report the identification of a brain permeable and rapid washout PET tracer [¹⁸F]-F0502B, which shows high binding affinity for α-Syn, but not for Aβ or Tau fibrils, and preferential binding to α-Syn aggregates in the brain sections. Employing several cycles of counter screenings with in vitro fibrils, intraneuronal aggregates, and neurodegenerative disease brain sections from several mice models and human subjects, [¹⁸F]-F0502B images α-Syn deposits in the brains of mouse and non-human primate PD models. We further determined the atomic structure of the α-Syn fibril-F0502B complex by cryo-EM and revealed parallel diagonal stacking of F0502B on the fibril surface through an intense noncovalent bonding network via inter-ligand interactions. Therefore, [¹⁸F]-F0502B is a promising lead compound for imaging aggregated α-Syn in synucleinopathies.

SUBMITTER: Xiang J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10527432 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Development of an α-synuclein positron emission tomography tracer for imaging synucleinopathies.

Xiang Jie J Tao Youqi Y Xia Yiyuan Y Luo Shilin S Zhao Qinyue Q Li Bowei B Zhang Xiaoqian X Sun Yunpeng Y Xia Wencheng W Zhang Mingming M Kang Seong Su SS Ahn Eun-Hee EH Liu Xia X Xie Fang F Guan Yihui Y Yang Jenny J JJ Bu Lihong L Wu Shengxi S Wang Xiaochuan X Cao Xuebing X Liu Cong C Zhang Zhentao Z Li Dan D Ye Keqiang K

Cell 20230707 16

Synucleinopathies are characterized by the accumulation of α-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregates in the brain. Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of synucleinopathies requires radiopharmaceuticals that selectively bind α-Syn deposits. We report the identification of a brain permeable and rapid washout PET tracer [<sup>18</sup>F]-F0502B, which shows high binding affinity for α-Syn, but not for Aβ or Tau fibrils, and preferential binding to α-Syn aggregates in the brain sections. Employing severa ...[more]

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Development of an α-synuclein positron emission tomography tracer for imaging synucleinopathies.

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Development of an α-synuclein positron emission tomography tracer for imaging synucleinopathies.

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