Amyloid fibril structures link CHCHD10 and CHCHD2 to neurodegeneration.

ABSTRACT: Mitochondrial proteins CHCHD10 and CHCHD2 are mutated in rare cases of heritable FTD, ALS and PD and aggregate in tissues affected by these diseases. Here, we show that both proteins form amyloid fibrils and report cryo-EM structures of fibrils formed from their disordered N-terminal domains. The ordered cores of these fibrils are comprised of a region highly conserved between the two proteins, and a subset of the CHCHD10 and CHCHD2 fibril structures share structural similarities and appear compatible with sequence variations in this region. In contrast, disease-associated mutations p.S59L in CHCHD10 and p.T61I in CHCHD2, situated within the ordered cores of these fibrils, cannot be accommodated by the wildtype structures and promote different protofilament folds and fibril structures. The

SUBMITTER: Lv G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12318133 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature