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Ouzounoglou2014 - Modeling of alpha-synuclein effects on neuronal homeostasis

ABSTRACT: Ouzounoglou2014 - Modeling of alpha-synuclein effects on neuronal homeostasis This model is described in the article: In silico modeling of the effects of alpha-synuclein oligomerization on dopaminergic neuronal homeostasis. Ouzounoglou E, Kalamatianos D, Emmanouilidou E, Xilouri M, Stefanis L, Vekrellis K, Manolakos ES. BMC Syst Biol 2014; 8: 54 Abstract: BACKGROUND: Alpha-synuclein (ASYN) is central in Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis. Converging pieces of evidence suggest that the levels of ASYN expression play a critical role in both familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease. ASYN fibrils are the main component of inclusions called Lewy Bodies (LBs) which are found mainly in the surviving neurons of the substantia nigra. Despite the accumulated knowledge regarding the involvement of ASYN in molecular mechanisms underlying the development of PD, there is much information missing which prevents understanding the causes of the disease and how to stop its progression. RESULTS: Using a Systems Biology approach, we develop a biomolecular reactions model that describes the intracellular ASYN dynamics in relation to overexpression, post-translational modification, oligomerization and degradation of the protein. Especially for the proteolysis of ASYN, the model takes into account the biological knowledge regarding the contribution of Chaperone Mediated Autophagy (CMA), macro-autophagic and proteasome pathways in the protein's degradation. Importantly, inhibitory phenomena, caused by ASYN, concerning CMA (more specifically the lysosomal-associated membrane protein 2a, abbreviated as Lamp2a receptor, which is the rate limiting step of CMA) and the proteasome are carefully modeled. The model is validated by simulation studies of known experimental overexpression data from SH-SY5Y cells and the unknown model parameters are estimated either computationally or by experimental fitting. The calibrated model is then tested under three hypothetical intervention scenarios and in all cases predicts increased cell viability that agrees with experimental evidence. The biomodel has been annotated and is made available in SBML format. CONCLUSIONS: The mathematical model presented here successfully simulates the dynamic phenomena of ASYN overexpression and oligomerization and predicts the biological system's behavior in a number of scenarios not used for model calibration. It allows, for the first time, to qualitatively estimate the protein levels that are capable of deregulating proteolytic homeostasis. In addition, it can help form new hypotheses for intervention that could be tested experimentally. Note: The model contains reactions of species located in different compartments. If the model is applied using volume sizes unequal to one, an extension of the model might be reasonable to guarantee mass conservation. This model is hosted on BioModels Database and identified by: BIOMD0000000559. To cite BioModels Database, please use: BioModels Database: An enhanced, curated and annotated resource for published quantitative kinetic models. To the extent possible under law, all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to this encoded model have been dedicated to the public domain worldwide. Please refer to CC0 Public Domain Dedication for more information.

DISEASE(S): Parkinson's Disease

SUBMITTER: Eleftherios Ouzounoglou

PROVIDER: BIOMD0000000559 | BioModels | 2024-09-02

REPOSITORIES: BioModels

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In silico modeling of the effects of alpha-synuclein oligomerization on dopaminergic neuronal homeostasis.

Ouzounoglou Eleftherios E Kalamatianos Dimitrios D Emmanouilidou Evangelia E Xilouri Maria M Stefanis Leonidas L Vekrellis Kostas K Manolakos Elias S ES

BMC systems biology 20140513

<h4>Background</h4>Alpha-synuclein (ASYN) is central in Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis. Converging pieces of evidence suggest that the levels of ASYN expression play a critical role in both familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease. ASYN fibrils are the main component of inclusions called Lewy Bodies (LBs) which are found mainly in the surviving neurons of the substantia nigra. Despite the accumulated knowledge regarding the involvement of ASYN in molecular mechanisms underlying the devel ...[more]

PMID: 24885905

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