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Li MH, Zhang X, London E, Raleigh DP. Impact of Ca 2+ on membrane catalyzed IAPP amyloid formation and IAPP induced vesicle leakage. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2023; 1865:184161. [PMID: 37121365 PMCID: PMC10735052 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2023.184161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP, also known as amylin) is a 37 amino acid pancreatic polypeptide hormone that plays a role in regulating glucose levels, but forms pancreatic amyloid in type-2 diabetes. The process of amyloid formation by hIAPP contributes to β-cell death in the disease. Multiple mechanisms of hIAPP induced toxicity of β-cells have been proposed including disruption of cellular membranes. However, the nature of hIAPP membrane interactions and the effect of ions and other molecules on hIAPP membrane interactions are not fully understood. Many studies have used model membranes with a high content of anionic lipids, often POPS, however the concentration of anionic lipids in the β-cell plasma membrane is low. Here we study the concentration dependent effect of Ca2+ (0 to 50 mM) on hIAPP membrane interactions using large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs) with anionic lipid content ranging from 0 to 50 mol%. We find that Ca2+ does not effectively inhibit hIAPP amyloid formation and hIAPP induced membrane leakage from binary LUVs with a low percentage of POPS, but has a greater effect on LUVs with a high percentage of POPS. Mg2+ had very similar effects, and the effects of Ca2+ and Mg2+ can be largely rationalized by the neutralization of POPS charge. The implications for hIAPP-membrane interactions are discussed.
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- Ming-Hao Li
- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States; Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States; Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States.
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States; Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States; Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States.
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Sebastiao M, Babych M, Quittot N, Kumar K, Arnold AA, Marcotte I, Bourgault S. Development of a novel fluorescence assay for studying lipid bilayer perturbation induced by amyloidogenic peptides using cell plasma membrane vesicles. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2023; 1865:184118. [PMID: 36621762 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.184118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Numerous pathophysiological conditions are associated with the misfolding and aggregation of proteins into insoluble amyloid fibrils. The mechanisms by which this process leads to cellular dysfunction remain elusive, though several hypotheses point toward the perturbation of the cell plasma membrane by pre-fibrillar intermediates and/or amyloid growth. However, current models to study membrane perturbations are largely limited to synthetic lipid vesicles and most of experimental approaches cannot be transposed to complex cell-derived plasma membrane systems. Herein, vesicles originating from the plasma membrane of erythrocytes and β-pancreatic cells were used to study the perturbations induced by an amyloidogenic peptide, the islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP). These biologically relevant lipid vesicles displayed a characteristic clustering in the presence of the amyloidogenic peptide, which was able to rupture membranes. By exploiting Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET), a rapid, simple, and potentially high-throughput assay to detect membrane perturbations of intact mammalian cell plasma membrane vesicles was implemented. The FRET kinetics of membrane perturbations closely correlated with the kinetics of thioflavin-T fluorescence associated with amyloid formation. This novel kinetics assay expands the toolbox available to study amyloid-associated membrane damage, bridging the gap between synthetic lipid vesicles and living cells.
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- Mathew Sebastiao
- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications, PROTEO, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications, PROTEO, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications, PROTEO, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications, PROTEO, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications, PROTEO, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications, PROTEO, Quebec, QC, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications, PROTEO, Quebec, QC, Canada.
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Miller ME, Li MH, Baghai A, Peetz VH, Zhyvoloup A, Raleigh DP. Analysis of Sheep and Goat IAPP Provides Insight into IAPP Amyloidogenicity and Cytotoxicity. Biochemistry 2022; 61:2531-2545. [PMID: 36286531 PMCID: PMC11132794 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) plays a role in glucose regulation but forms pancreatic amyloid deposits in type 2 diabetes, and that process contributes to β-cell dysfunction. Not all species develop diabetes, and not all secrete an IAPP that is amyloidogenic in vitro under normal conditions, a perfect correlation currently exists between both. Studies of IAPPs from such organisms can provide clues about the high amyloidogenicity of hIAPP and can inform the design of soluble analogues of hIAPP. Sheep and goat IAPP are among the most divergent from hIAPP, with 13 and 11 substitutions, respectively, including an unusual Tyr to His substitution at the C-terminus. The properties of sheep and goat IAPP were examined in solution and in the presence of anionic vesicles, resulting in no observed amyloid formation, even at increased concentrations. Furthermore, both peptides are considerably less toxic to cultured β-cells than hIAPP. The effect of the Y37H replacements was studied in the context of hIAPP, as was a Y37R substitution. Buffer- and salt-dependent effects were observed. There was little impact on the time to form amyloid in phosphate-buffered saline; however, a significant deceleration was observed in Tris buffer, and amyloid formation was slower in the absence of added salt. The Y37H substitution had little impact on toxicity, while the Y37R replacement led to a 30% decrease in toxicity compared with that of hIAPP. The implications for the amyloidogenicity of hIAPP and the design of soluble analogues of the human peptide are discussed.
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- Matthew E.T. Miller
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States
- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
- Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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Dogan S, Paulus M, Kosfeld BR, Cewe C, Tolan M. Interaction of Human Resistin with Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide at Charged Phospholipid Membranes. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:22377-22382. [PMID: 35811869 PMCID: PMC9260898 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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An X-ray reflectivity study on the interaction of recombinant human resistin (hRes) with fibrillation-prone human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) at anionic phospholipid Langmuir films as model membranes is presented. Aggregation and amyloid formation of hIAPP is considered the main mechanism of pancreatic β-cell loss in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Resistin shows a chaperone-like ability, but also tends to form aggregates by itself. Resistin and hIAPP cross multiply metabolism pathways. In this study, we researched the potential protective effects of resistin against hIAPP-induced lipid membrane rupture. The results demonstrate that resistin can inhibit or prevent hIAPP adsorption even in the presence of aggregation-promoting negatively charged lipid interfaces. Moreover, we found strong hydrophobic interactions of resistin at the bare buffer-air interface.
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Yasar F, Ray AJ, Hansmann UHE. Resolution exchange with tunneling for enhanced sampling of protein landscapes. Phys Rev E 2022; 106:015302. [PMID: 35974556 PMCID: PMC9389597 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.106.015302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Simulations of protein folding and protein association happen on timescales that are orders of magnitude larger than what can typically be covered in all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. Use of low-resolution models alleviates this problem but may reduce the accuracy of the simulations. We introduce a replica-exchange-based multiscale sampling technique that combines the faster sampling in coarse-grained simulations with the potentially higher accuracy of all-atom simulations. After testing the efficiency of our Resolution Exchange with Tunneling (ResET) in simulations of the Trp-cage protein, an often used model to evaluate sampling techniques in protein simulations, we use our approach to compare the landscape of wild-type and A2T mutant Aβ_{1-42} peptides. Our results suggest a mechanism by that the mutation of a small hydrophobic alanine (A) into a bulky polar threonine (T) may interfere with the self-assembly of Aβ fibrils.
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- Fatih Yasar
- Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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- Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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Gupta A, Dey S, Bhowmik D, Maiti S. Coexisting Ordered and Disordered Membrane Phases Have Distinct Modes of Interaction with Disease-Associated Oligomers. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:1016-1023. [PMID: 35104126 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c09421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ordered membrane domains are thought to influence the attachment and insertion of toxic amyloid oligomers, and consequently, their toxicity. However, if and how the molecular aspects of this interaction depend on the membrane order is poorly understood. Here we measure the affinity, location, and degree of insertion of the small oligomers of hIAPP (human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide, associated with Type II diabetes) at near-physiological concentrations to adjacent domains of a biphasic lipid bilayer. Using simultaneous atomic force, confocal and fluorescence lifetime microscopy (AFM-FLIM), we find that hIAPP oligomers have a nearly 8-fold higher affinity to the disordered domains over the ordered domains. To probe whether this difference indicates different modes of interaction, we measure the change of lifetime of peptide-attached fluorescent labels induced by soluble fluorescence quenchers and also measure the kinetics of localized photobleaching. We find that in the raft-like ordered domains, the oligomers primarily lie on the aqueous interface with limited membrane penetration. However, in the neighboring disordered domains, their C-termini penetrate deeper into the lipid bilayer. We conclude that local membrane order determines not only the affinity but also the mode of interaction of amyloid oligomers, which may have significant implications for disease mechanisms.
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- Ankur Gupta
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005, India
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Sepehri A, Nepal B, Lazaridis T. Distinct Modes of Action of IAPP Oligomers on Membranes. J Chem Inf Model 2021; 61:4645-4655. [PMID: 34499498 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, also known as amylin) is a peptide hormone that is co-secreted with insulin by pancreatic β-cells and forms amyloid aggregates in type II diabetes. Various lines of evidence indicate that oligomers of this peptide may induce toxicity by disrupting or forming pores in cell membranes, but the structure of these pores is unknown. Here, we create models of pores for both helical and β-structured peptides using implicit membrane modeling and test their stability using multimicrosecond all-atom simulations. We find that the helical peptides behave similarly to antimicrobial peptides; they remain stably inserted in a highly tilted or partially unfolded configuration creating a narrow water channel. Parallel helix orientation creates a somewhat larger pore. An octameric β barrel of parallel β-hairpins is highly stable in the membrane, whereas the corresponding barrel made of antiparallel hairpins is not. We propose that certain experiments probe the helical pore state while others probe the β-structured pore state; this provides a possible explanation for lack of correlation that is sometimes observed between in vivo toxicity and in vitro liposome permeabilization experiments.
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- Aliasghar Sepehri
- Department of Chemistry, City College of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, City College of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, City College of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States.,Graduate Programs in Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, New York, New York 10016, United States
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Tan Q, Liu H, Duan M, Huo S. Interplay between human islet amyloid polypeptide aggregates and micro-heterogeneous membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2021; 1863:183691. [PMID: 34224702 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2021.183691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Human islet amyloid polypeptides (hIAPP) aggregate into amyloid deposits in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans, contributing to the loss of β-cells of patients with type 2 diabetes. Despite extensive studies of membrane disruption associated with hIAPP aggregates, the molecular details regarding the complex interplay between hIAPP aggregates and raft-containing membranes are still very limited. Using all-atom molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate the impact of hIAPP aggregate insertion on lipid segregation. We have found that the domain separation of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) is enhanced upon hIAPP membrane permeabilization in the absence of cholesterol, while within our simulation timescale, we cannot provide definitive evidence regarding the impact of hIAPP insertion on domain segregation in the ternary mixture (DOPC/DPPC/cholesterol). When the lipid domains are perturbed, their restoration occurs rapidly and spontaneously in the presence of hIAPP aggregates. hIAPP insertion affects membrane thickness in its immediate surroundings. On average, hIAPP causes the fluidity of lipids to increase and even cholesterol shows enhanced diffusivity. The acyl chain packing of the lipids near hIAPP is disrupted as compared to that further away from it. Cholesterol not only modulates membrane mobility and ordering but also hIAPP aggregates' structure and relative orientation to the membrane. Our investigations on the interaction between hIAPP aggregates and raft-containing membranes could lead to a better understanding of the mechanisms of amyloid cytotoxicity.
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- Qingzhe Tan
- Gustaf H. Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610, USA
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- Gustaf H. Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610, USA
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- Gustaf H. Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610, USA; Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Gustaf H. Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610, USA.
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Wang Y, Meng F, Lu T, Wang C, Li F. Regulation of divalent metal ions to the aggregation and membrane damage of human islet amyloid polypeptide oligomers. RSC Adv 2021; 11:12815-12825. [PMID: 35423832 PMCID: PMC8697352 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00354b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The accumulation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) on the surface of pancreatic β cells is closely related to the death of the cells. Divalent metal ions play a significant role in the cytotoxicity of hIAPP. In this study, we examined the roles played by the divalent metal ions of zinc, copper and calcium in the aggregation of both hIAPP18-27 fragment and full-length hIAPP and the ability of their oligomers to damage the membrane of POPC/POPG 4 : 1 LUVs using the ThT fluorescence, TEM, AFM, CD, ANS binding fluorescence and dye leakage experiments. We prepared metal-free and metal-associated oligomers that are similar in size and aggregate slowly using the short peptide and confirmed that the ability of the peptide oligomers to damage the lipid membrane is reduced by the binding to the metal ions, which is closely linked to the reducing hydrophobic exposure of the metal-associated oligomers. The study on the full-length hIAPP showed that the observed membrane damage induced by hIAPP oligomers is either mitigated at a peptide-to-metal ratio of 1 : 0.33 or aggravated at a peptide-to-metal ratio of 1 : 1 in the presence of Zn(ii) and Cu(ii), while the surface hydrophobicity of hIAPP oligomers was reduced at both peptide-to-metal ratios. The observed results of the membrane damage were attributed to the counteraction between a decrease in the disruptive ability of metal-associated oligomer species and an increase in the quantity of oligomers promoted by the binding of the metal ions to hIAPP oligomers. The former could play a predominant role in reducing the membrane damage at a peptide-to-metal ratio of 1 : 0.33, while the latter could play a predominant role in enhancing the membrane damage at a peptide-to-metal ratio of 1 : 1. This study shows that an enhanced membrane damage could be caused by the oligomer species with a decreased instead of an increased disruptive ability, given that the abundance of the oligomer species is high enough. Their is a counteraction between a decrease in the disruptive ability of metal-associated oligomer species and an increase in the quantity of oligomers promoted by the metal binding in the activity of hIAPP induced membrane damage.![]()
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- Yajie Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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Liu Y, Zhang D, Zhang Y, Tang Y, Xu L, He H, Wu J, Zheng J. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Cholesterol Effects on the Interaction of hIAPP with Lipid Bilayer. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:7830-7841. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c05742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Yonglan Liu
- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices College of Life Science and Chemistry, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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Israeli R, Kolusheva S, Hadad U, Jelinek R. Imaging Flow Cytometry Illuminates New Dimensions of Amyloid Peptide-Membrane Interactions. Biophys J 2020; 118:1270-1278. [PMID: 32053776 PMCID: PMC7091230 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Membrane interactions of amyloidogenic proteins constitute central determinants both in protein aggregation as well as in amyloid cytotoxicity. Most reported studies of amyloid peptide-membrane interactions have employed model membrane systems combined with application of spectroscopy methods or microscopy analysis of individual binding events. Here, we applied for the first time, to our knowledge, imaging flow cytometry for investigating interactions of representative amyloidogenic peptides, namely, the 106-126 fragment of prion protein (PrP(106-126)) and the human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP), with giant lipid vesicles. Imaging flow cytometry was also applied to examine the inhibition of PrP(106-126)-membrane interactions by epigallocatechin gallate, a known modulator of amyloid peptide aggregation. We show that imaging flow cytometry provided comprehensive population-based statistical information upon morphology changes of the vesicles induced by PrP(106-126) and hIAPP. Specifically, the experiments reveal that both PrP(106-126) and hIAPP induced dramatic transformations of the vesicles, specifically disruption of the spherical shapes, reduction of vesicle circularity, lobe formation, and modulation of vesicle compactness. Interesting differences, however, were apparent between the impact of the two peptides upon the model membranes. The morphology analysis also showed that epigallocatechin gallate ameliorated vesicle disruption by PrP(106-126). Overall, this study demonstrates that imaging flow cytometry provides powerful means for disclosing population-based morphological membrane transformations induced by amyloidogenic peptides and their inhibition by aggregation modulators.
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- Reut Israeli
- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel; Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel; Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel; Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.
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Ridgway Z, Lee KH, Zhyvoloup A, Wong A, Eldrid C, Hannaberry E, Thalassinos K, Abedini A, Raleigh DP. Analysis of Baboon IAPP Provides Insight into Amyloidogenicity and Cytotoxicity of Human IAPP. Biophys J 2020; 118:1142-1151. [PMID: 32105649 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The polypeptide hormone islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) forms islet amyloid in type 2 diabetes, a process which contributes to pancreatic β-cell dysfunction and death. Not all species form islet amyloid, and the ability to do so correlates with the primary sequence. Humans form islet amyloid, but baboon IAPP has not been studied. The baboon peptide differs from human IAPP at three positions containing K1I, H18R, and A25T substitutions. The K1I substitution is a rare example of a replacement in the N-terminal region of amylin. The effect of this mutation on amyloid formation has not been studied, but it reduces the net charge, and amyloid prediction programs suggest that it should increase amyloidogenicity. The A25T replacement involves a nonconservative substitution in a region of IAPP that is believed to be important for aggregation, but the effects of this replacement have not been examined. The H18R point mutant has been previously shown to reduce aggregation in vitro. Baboon amylin forms amyloid on the same timescale as human amylin in vitro and exhibits similar toxicity toward cultured β-cells. The K1I replacement in human amylin slightly reduces toxicity, whereas the A25T substitution accelerates amyloid formation and enhances toxicity. Photochemical cross-linking reveals that the baboon amylin, like human amylin, forms low-order oligomers in the lag phase of amyloid formation. Ion-mobility mass spectrometry reveals broadly similar gas phase collisional cross sections for human and baboon amylin monomers and dimers, with some differences in the arrival time distributions. Preamyloid oligomers formed by baboon amylin, but not baboon amylin fibers, are toxic to cultured β-cells. The toxicity of baboon oligomers and lack of significantly detectable toxicity with exogenously added amyloid fibers is consistent with the hypothesis that preamyloid oligomers are the most toxic species produced during IAPP amyloid formation.
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- Zachary Ridgway
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Biology, Chowan University, Murfreesboro, North Carolina
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York.
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York; Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Huang X, Xu J, Du W. Assembly behavior of amylin fragment hIAPP19-37 regulated by Au(III) complexes. J Inorg Biochem 2019; 201:110807. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 08/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Study on the structure and membrane disruption of the peptide oligomers constructed by hIAPP 18-27 peptide and its d,l-alternating isomer. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2019; 1862:183108. [PMID: 31672548 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.183108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Increasing lines of evidence show that the oligomeric intermediates of amyloid peptides/proteins are toxic to biological membranes. However, the structural features of the oligomers that are closely associated with the ability to damage biological membranes are far from understanding. In this study, we constructed two species of oligomers using hIAPP18-27 peptide and its d,l-alternating isomer, examined the disruptive ability of the oligomers to POPC/POPG 4:1 vesicles by leakage assay and 31P NMR spectroscopy, and characterized the structural features of the oligomers by CD, TEM, 1H NMR and fluorescence quenching experiments. We found that the d,l-alternating peptide oligomers are more disruptive than the all-L peptide oligomers to the lipid membrane. The characterization of the secondary structure revealed that the d,l-alternating peptide adopts an extended polyproline type-II (PPII) conformation, while the all-L peptide adopts a random coil conformation in oligomers. Compared with the all-L peptide oligomers, the d,l-alternating peptide oligomers are less compact and keep more hydrophobic groups water exposed. Both the changes from PPII to α-sheet in the structure of d,l-alternating peptide and from random coil to β-sheet in the structure of all-L peptide reduce the ability of the peptide oligomers to disrupt the lipid membrane. Our results suggest that an oligomer with extended peptide chains could be more potent in membrane disruption than an oligomer with folded peptide chains and an increase in peptide-peptide interaction could decrease the disruptive ability of oligomer.
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Xi XX, Sun J, Chen HC, Chen AD, Gao LP, Yin J, Jing YH. High-Fat Diet Increases Amylin Accumulation in the Hippocampus and Accelerates Brain Aging in hIAPP Transgenic Mice. Front Aging Neurosci 2019; 11:225. [PMID: 31507407 PMCID: PMC6718729 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The accumulation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) in pancreatic islets under induction by a high-fat diet plays a critical role in the development of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). T2DM is a risk factor of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Nevertheless, whether hIAPP in combination with hyperlipidemia may lead to AD-like pathological changes in the brain remains unclear. hIAPP transgenic mice were fed with a high-fat diet for 6 or 12 months to establish the T2DM model. The accumulation of amylin, the numbers of Fluoro-Jade C (FJC)-positive and β-gal positive cells, and the deposition level of Aβ42 in the hippocampi of the transgenic mice were detected by using brain sections. Cytoplasmic and membrane proteins were extracted from the hippocampi of the transgenic mice, and the ratio of membrane GLUT4 expression to cytoplasmic GLUT4 expression was measured through Western blot analysis. Changes in the cognitive functions of hIAPP transgenic mice after 12 months of feeding with a high-fat diet were evaluated. hIAPP transgenic mice fed with a high-fat diet for 6 or 12 months showed elevated blood glucose levels and insulin resistance; increased amylin accumulation, number of FJC-positive and β-gal positive cells, and Aβ42 deposition in the hippocampi; and reduced membrane GLUT4 expression levels. hIAPP transgenic mice fed with a high-fat diet for 12 months showed reductions in social cognitive ability and passive learning ability. A high-fat diet increased amylin accumulation in the hippocampi of hIAPP transgenic mice, which presented AD-like pathology and behavior characterized by neural degeneration, brain aging, Aβ42 deposition, and impaired glucose utilization and cognition.
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- Xiao-Xia Xi
- Center of Experimental Animal, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Center of Experimental Animal, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Anatomy and Histology & Embryology, Neuroscience, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Anatomy and Histology & Embryology, Neuroscience, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Anatomy and Histology & Embryology, Neuroscience, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Owen MC, Gnutt D, Gao M, Wärmländer SKTS, Jarvet J, Gräslund A, Winter R, Ebbinghaus S, Strodel B. Effects of in vivo conditions on amyloid aggregation. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:3946-3996. [PMID: 31192324 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00034d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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One of the grand challenges of biophysical chemistry is to understand the principles that govern protein misfolding and aggregation, which is a highly complex process that is sensitive to initial conditions, operates on a huge range of length- and timescales, and has products that range from protein dimers to macroscopic amyloid fibrils. Aberrant aggregation is associated with more than 25 diseases, which include Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and type II diabetes. Amyloid aggregation has been extensively studied in the test tube, therefore under conditions that are far from physiological relevance. Hence, there is dire need to extend these investigations to in vivo conditions where amyloid formation is affected by a myriad of biochemical interactions. As a hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases, these interactions need to be understood in detail to develop novel therapeutic interventions, as millions of people globally suffer from neurodegenerative disorders and type II diabetes. The aim of this review is to document the progress in the research on amyloid formation from a physicochemical perspective with a special focus on the physiological factors influencing the aggregation of the amyloid-β peptide, the islet amyloid polypeptide, α-synuclein, and the hungingtin protein.
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- Michael C Owen
- CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, TU Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany and Lead Discovery Wuppertal, Bayer AG, 42096 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn Str. 4a, 44227 Dortmund, Germany and Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, R&D, Industriepark Höchst, 65926 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn Str. 4a, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, TU Braunschweig, Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems: Structural Biochemistry, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 42525 Jülich, Germany. and Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Hsu YH, Chen YW, Wu MH, Tu LH. Protein Glycation by Glyoxal Promotes Amyloid Formation by Islet Amyloid Polypeptide. Biophys J 2019; 116:2304-2313. [PMID: 31155148 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Protein glycation, also known as nonenzymatic glycosylation, is a spontaneous post-translational modification that would change the structure and stability of proteins or hormone peptides. Recent studies have indicated that glycation plays a role in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and neurodegenerative diseases. Over the last two decades, many types of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), formed through the reactions of an amino group of proteins with reducing sugars, have been identified and detected in vivo. However, the effect of glycation on protein aggregation has not been fully investigated. In this study, we aim to elucidate the impact of protein glycation on islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, also known as amylin) aggregation, which was strongly associated with T2D. We chemically synthesized glycated IAPP (AGE-IAPP) to mimic the consequence of this hormone peptide in a hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) environment. Our data revealed that AGE-IAPP formed amyloid faster than normal IAPP, and higher-molecular-weight AGE-IAPP oligomers were also observed in the early stage of aggregation. Circular dichroism spectra also indicated that AGE-IAPP exhibited faster conformational changes from random coil to its β-sheet fibrillar states. Moreover, AGE-IAPP can induce normal IAPP to expedite its aggregation process, and its fibrils can also act as templates to promote IAPP aggregation. AGE-IAPP, like normal IAPP, is capable of interacting with synthetic membranes and also exhibits cytotoxicity. Our studies demonstrated that glycation modification of IAPP promotes the amyloidogenic properties of IAPP, and it may play a role in accumulating additional amyloid during T2D progression.
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- Yi-Hsuan Hsu
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Hao R, Li Y, Guan L, Lu T, Meng F, Wang C, Li F. Cholesterol-sensing role of phenylalanine in the interaction of human islet amyloid polypeptide with lipid bilayers. RSC Adv 2018; 8:40581-40588. [PMID: 35557876 PMCID: PMC9091444 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra07310d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The interactions between hIAPP and the pancreatic β-cells are associated with β-cell death in type II diabetes. Cholesterol modulates hIAPP-membrane interaction and hIAPP aggregation. The molecular mechanism underlying this is not well understood. Here we explore the cholesterol-sensing role of F15 in the interactions of hIAPP and hIAPP1-19 with various compositions of lipids, including DOPC, DPPC and DOPC/DPPC using NMR, CD, ThT fluorescence and dye leakage assays. We show that both hIAPP and hIAPP1-19 are more potent in the disruption to the membranes with cholesterol than they are in the disruption to the membranes without cholesterol. A substitution of F15 by leucine affects the binding and disruption of the peptides to the membranes slightly in the absence of cholesterol, but decreases the activities largely in the presence of cholesterol. F15 also plays a role in accelerating fibrillar assembly of hIAPP, but the function is independent of cholesterol in nature. The promotion of cholesterol to the disruptive potency of hIAPP is more effective in the membrane with raft-like domains than in the membrane with a dispersed distribution of cholesterol. Our results suggest that F15 plays a key role in the cholesterol-sensing binding and disruption of hIAPP to the PC membranes and the distribution of cholesterol in the membranes has an influence on the disruptive activity of hIAPP.
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- Ruijie Hao
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Avenue Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Avenue Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Avenue Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Avenue Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Avenue Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Avenue Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Avenue Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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Peretz Y, Malishev R, Kolusheva S, Jelinek R. Nanoparticles modulate membrane interactions of human Islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP). BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2018; 1860:1810-1817. [PMID: 29641979 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The dramatic expansion of nanotechnology applications, particularly the advent of nanomaterials and nanoparticles (NPs) into the consumer economy, have led to heightened awareness of their potential health risks. This study examines the impact of several NPs upon membrane-induced aggregation and bilayer interactions of the human Islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP). We report that several NPs - polymeric NPs, TiO2 NPs, and Au NPs displaying coating layers exhibiting different electrostatic charges - did not significantly interfere with the fibrillation process and fibril morphology of hIAPP, both in buffer or in biomimetic DMPC:DMPG vesicle solutions. Spectroscopic and microscopic analyses suggest, in fact, that the NPs promoted membrane-induced fibrillation. Importantly, we find that all the NPs examined, regardless of composition or surface properties, gave rise to more pronounced, synergistic bilayer interactions when co-incubated with hIAPP. NP-enhanced bilayer interactions of hIAPP might point to possible toxicity and pathogenicity risks of amyloidogenic peptides in the presence of NPs.
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- Yossef Peretz
- Department of Chemistry, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanotechnology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel; Ilse Katz Institute for Nanotechnology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel.
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Sasahara K. Membrane-mediated amyloid deposition of human islet amyloid polypeptide. Biophys Rev 2018; 10:453-462. [PMID: 29204886 PMCID: PMC5899711 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-017-0351-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Amyloid deposition of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) within the islet of Langerhans is closely associated with type II diabetes mellitus. Accumulating evidence indicates that the membrane-mediated aggregation and subsequent deposition of hIAPP are linked to the dysfunction and death of insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells, but the molecular process of hIAPP deposition is poorly understood. In this review, I focus on recent in vitro studies utilizing model membranes to observe the membrane-mediated aggregation/deposition of hIAPP. Membrane surfaces can serve as templates for both hIAPP adsorption and aggregation. Using high-sensitivity surface analyzing/imaging techniques that can characterize the processes of hIAPP aggregation and deposition at the membrane surface, these studies provide valuable insights into the mechanism of membrane damage caused by amyloid deposition of the peptide.
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- Kenji Sasahara
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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Zhang X, London E, Raleigh DP. Sterol Structure Strongly Modulates Membrane-Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Interactions. Biochemistry 2018; 57:1868-1879. [PMID: 29373018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b01190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Amyloid formation has been implicated in a wide range of human diseases, and the interaction of amyloidogenic proteins with membranes are believed to be important for many of them. In type-2 diabetes, human islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) forms amyloids, which contribute to β-cell death and dysfunction in the disease. IAPP-membrane interactions are potential mechanisms of cytotoxicity. In vitro studies have shown that cholesterol significantly modulates the ability of model membranes to induce IAPP amyloid formation and IAPP-mediated membrane damage. It is not known if this is due to the general effects of cholesterol on membranes or because of specific sterol-IAPP interactions. The effects of replacing cholesterol with eight other sterols/steroids on IAPP binding to model membranes, membrane disruption, and membrane-mediated amyloid formation were examined. The primary effect of the sterols/steroids on the IAPP-membrane interactions was found to reflect their effect upon membrane order as judged by fluorescence anisotropy measurements. Specific IAPP-sterol/steroid interactions have smaller effects. The fraction of vesicles that bind IAPP was inversely correlated with the sterols/steroids' effect on membrane order, as was the extent of IAPP-induced membrane leakage and the time to form amyloids. The correlation between the fraction of vesicles binding IAPP and membrane leakage was particularly tight, suggesting the restriction of IAPP to a subset of vesicles is responsible for incomplete leakage.
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Naito A, Matsumori N, Ramamoorthy A. Dynamic membrane interactions of antibacterial and antifungal biomolecules, and amyloid peptides, revealed by solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2018; 1862:307-323. [PMID: 28599848 PMCID: PMC6384124 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2017.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2017] [Revised: 05/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A variety of biomolecules acting on the cell membrane folds into a biologically active structure in the membrane environment. It is, therefore, important to determine the structures and dynamics of such biomolecules in a membrane environment. While several biophysical techniques are used to obtain low-resolution information, solid-state NMR spectroscopy is one of the most powerful means for determining the structure and dynamics of membrane bound biomolecules such as antibacterial biomolecules and amyloidogenic proteins; unlike X-ray crystallography and solution NMR spectroscopy, applications of solid-state NMR spectroscopy are not limited by non-crystalline, non-soluble nature or molecular size of membrane-associated biomolecules. This review article focuses on the applications of solid-state NMR techniques to study a few selected antibacterial and amyloid peptides. Solid-state NMR studies revealing the membrane inserted bent α-helical structure associated with the hemolytic activity of bee venom melittin and the chemical shift oscillation analysis used to determine the transmembrane structure (with α-helix and 310-helix in the N- and C-termini, respectively) of antibiotic peptide alamethicin are discussed in detail. Oligomerization of an amyloidogenic islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, or also known as amylin) resulting from its aggregation in a membrane environment, molecular interactions of the antifungal natural product amphotericin B with ergosterol in lipid bilayers, and the mechanism of lipid raft formation by sphingomyelin studied using solid state NMR methods are also discussed in this review article. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Biophysical Exploration of Dynamical Ordering of Biomolecular Systems" edited by Dr. Koichi Kato.
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- Akira Naito
- Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Biophysics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA
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Structural Properties of Human IAPP Dimer in Membrane Environment Studied by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Sci Rep 2017; 7:7915. [PMID: 28801684 PMCID: PMC5554177 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08504-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) can damage the membrane of the β-cells in the pancreatic islets and induce type 2 diabetes (T2D). Growing evidences indicated that the major toxic species are small oligomers of IAPP. Due to the fast aggregation nature, it is hard to characterize the structures of IAPP oligomers by experiments, especially in the complex membrane environment. On the other side, molecular dynamics simulation can provide atomic details of the structure and dynamics of the aggregation of IAPP. In this study, all-atom bias-exchange metadynamics (BE-Meta) and unbiased molecular dynamics simulations were employed to study the structural properties of IAPP dimer in the membranes environments. A number of intermediates, including α-helical states, β-sheet states, and fully disordered states, are identified. The formation of N-terminal β-sheet structure is prior to the C-terminal β-sheet structure towards the final fibril-like structures. The α-helical intermediates have lower propensity in the dimeric hIAPP and are off-pathway intermediates. The simulations also demonstrate that the β-sheet intermediates induce more perturbation on the membrane than the α-helical and disordered states and thus pose higher disruption ability.
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Bandara A, Panahi A, Pantelopulos GA, Straub JE. Exploring the structure and stability of cholesterol dimer formation in multicomponent lipid bilayers. J Comput Chem 2017; 38:1479-1488. [PMID: 27761918 PMCID: PMC5398962 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.24516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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For 40 years, the existence and possible functional importance of cholesterol dimer formation has been discussed. Due to challenges associated with structural studies of membrane lipids, there has as yet been no direct experimental verification of the existence and relevance of the cholesterol dimer. Building on recent advances in lipid force fields for molecular simulation, in this work the structure and stability of the cholesterol dimer is characterized in POPC bilayers in absence and presence of sphingomyelin. The cholesterol dimer structural ensemble is found to consist of sub-states that reflect, but also differ from, previously proposed dimer structures. While face-to-face dimer structures predominate, no evidence is found for the existence of tail-to-tail dimers in POPC lipid bilayers. Near stoichiometric complex formation of cholesterol with sphingomyelin is found to effect cholesterol dimer structure without impacting population. Comparison with NMR-derived order parameters provide validation for the simulation model employed and conclusions drawn related to the structure and stability of cholesterol dimers in multicomponent lipid bilayers. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Asanga Bandara
- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Breydo L, Redington JM, Uversky VN. Effects of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors on Aggregation of Physiologically Important Intrinsically Disordered Proteins. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 329:145-185. [PMID: 28109327 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2016.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Misfolding and aggregation of proteins and peptides play an important role in a number of diseases as well as in many physiological processes. Many of the proteins that misfold and aggregate in vivo are intrinsically disordered. Protein aggregation is a complex multistep process, and aggregates can significantly differ in morphology, structure, stability, cytotoxicity, and self-propagation ability. The aggregation process is influenced by both intrinsic (e.g., mutations and expression levels) and extrinsic (e.g., polypeptide chain truncation, macromolecular crowding, posttranslational modifications, as well as interaction with metal ions, other small molecules, lipid membranes, and chaperons) factors. This review examines the effect of a variety of these factors on aggregation of physiologically important intrinsically disordered proteins.
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- L Breydo
- Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States.
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- Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States; Laboratory of Structural Dynamics, Stability and Folding of Proteins, Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Junghans A, Watkins EB, Majewski J, Miranker A, Stroe I. Influence of the Human and Rat Islet Amyloid Polypeptides on Structure of Phospholipid Bilayers: Neutron Reflectometry and Fluorescence Microscopy Studies. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:4382-4391. [PMID: 27065348 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Neutron reflectivity (NR) and fluorescent microscopy (FM) were used to study the interactions of human (hIAPP) and rat (rIAPP) islet amyloid polypeptides with several formulations of supported model lipid bilayers at the solid-liquid interface. Aggregation and deposition of islet amyloid polypeptide is correlated with the pathology of many diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson, and type II diabetes (T2DM). A central component of T2DM pathology is the deposition of fibrils in the endocrine pancreas, which is toxic to the insulin secreting β-cells. The molecular mechanism by which the cell death occurs is not yet understood, but existing evidence points toward interactions of IAPP oligomers with cellular membranes in a manner leading to loss of their integrity. Our NR and FM results showed that the human sequence variant, hIAPP, had little or no effect on bilayers composed of saturated-acyl chains like zwitterionic DPPC, anionic DPPG, and mixed 80:20 mol % DPPC:DPPG bilayers. In marked contrast, the bilayer structure and stability of anionic unsaturated DOPG were sensitive to protein interaction, and the bilayer was partly solubilized by hIAPP under the conditions used here. The rIAPP, which is considered less toxic, had no perturbing effects on any of the above membrane formulations. Understanding the conditions that result in membrane disruption by hIAPP can be crucial in developing counter strategies to fight T2DM and also physicochemically similar neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of California, Davis , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States
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Li Y, Guan L, Lu T, Li H, Li Z, Li F. Interactions of the N-terminal domain of human islet amyloid polypeptide with lipid membranes: the effect of cholesterol. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra19714k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cholesterol facilitates the insertion and aggregation of hIAPP1–19 in membrane and the CARC motif mediates the peptide–cholesterol interaction.
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- Yang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology & Engineering
- The Ministry of Education
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology & Engineering
- The Ministry of Education
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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Akter R, Cao P, Noor H, Ridgway Z, Tu LH, Wang H, Wong AG, Zhang X, Abedini A, Schmidt AM, Raleigh DP. Islet Amyloid Polypeptide: Structure, Function, and Pathophysiology. J Diabetes Res 2015; 2016:2798269. [PMID: 26649319 PMCID: PMC4662979 DOI: 10.1155/2016/2798269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The hormone islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, or amylin) plays a role in glucose homeostasis but aggregates to form islet amyloid in type-2 diabetes. Islet amyloid formation contributes to β-cell dysfunction and death in the disease and to the failure of islet transplants. Recent work suggests a role for IAPP aggregation in cardiovascular complications of type-2 diabetes and hints at a possible role in type-1 diabetes. The mechanisms of IAPP amyloid formation in vivo or in vitro are not understood and the mechanisms of IAPP induced β-cell death are not fully defined. Activation of the inflammasome, defects in autophagy, ER stress, generation of reactive oxygen species, membrane disruption, and receptor mediated mechanisms have all been proposed to play a role. Open questions in the field include the relative importance of the various mechanisms of β-cell death, the relevance of reductionist biophysical studies to the situation in vivo, the molecular mechanism of amyloid formation in vitro and in vivo, the factors which trigger amyloid formation in type-2 diabetes, the potential role of IAPP in type-1 diabetes, the development of clinically relevant inhibitors of islet amyloidosis toxicity, and the design of soluble, bioactive variants of IAPP for use as adjuncts to insulin therapy.
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- Rehana Akter
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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- Diabetes Research Program, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Diabetes Research Program, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
- Research Department of Structural and Molecule Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Meier DT, Tu LH, Zraika S, Hogan MF, Templin AT, Hull RL, Raleigh DP, Kahn SE. Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Protects Islets from Amyloid-induced Toxicity. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:30475-85. [PMID: 26483547 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.676692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Deposition of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP, also known as amylin) as islet amyloid is a characteristic feature of the pancreas in type 2 diabetes, contributing to increased β-cell apoptosis and reduced β-cell mass. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is active in islets and cleaves hIAPP. We investigated whether hIAPP fragments arising from MMP-9 cleavage retain the potential to aggregate and cause toxicity, and whether overexpressing MMP-9 in amyloid-prone islets reduces amyloid burden and the resulting β-cell toxicity. Synthetic hIAPP was incubated with MMP-9 and the major hIAPP fragments observed by MS comprised residues 1-15, 1-25, 16-37, 16-25, and 26-37. The fragments 1-15, 1-25, and 26-37 did not form amyloid fibrils in vitro and they were not cytotoxic when incubated with β cells. Mixtures of these fragments with full-length hIAPP did not modulate the kinetics of fibril formation by full-length hIAPP. In contrast, the 16-37 fragment formed fibrils more rapidly than full-length hIAPP but was less cytotoxic. Co-incubation of MMP-9 and fragment 16-37 ablated amyloidogenicity, suggesting that MMP-9 cleaves hIAPP 16-37 into non-amyloidogenic fragments. Consistent with MMP-9 cleavage resulting in largely non-amyloidogenic degradation products, adenoviral overexpression of MMP-9 in amyloid-prone islets reduced amyloid deposition and β-cell apoptosis. These findings suggest that increasing islet MMP-9 activity might be a strategy to limit β-cell loss in type 2 diabetes.
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- Daniel T Meier
- From the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108
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- Genomic Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, and
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- From the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108
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- From the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108
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- From the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108
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- From the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, and Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- From the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108,
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Zhang M, Hu R, Chen H, Gong X, Zhou F, Zhang L, Zheng J. Polymorphic Associations and Structures of the Cross-Seeding of Aβ1–42 and hIAPP1–37 Polypeptides. J Chem Inf Model 2015; 55:1628-39. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, United States
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- Department
of Geriatric Neurology, Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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Gao M, Winter R. The Effects of Lipid Membranes, Crowding and Osmolytes on the Aggregation, and Fibrillation Propensity of Human IAPP. J Diabetes Res 2015; 2015:849017. [PMID: 26582333 PMCID: PMC4637101 DOI: 10.1155/2015/849017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is an age-related and metabolic disease. Its development is hallmarked, among others, by the dysfunction and degeneration of β-cells of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. The major pathological characteristic thereby is the formation of extracellular amyloid deposits consisting of the islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP). The process of human IAPP (hIAPP) self-association, and the intermediate structures formed as well as the interaction of hIAPP with membrane systems seem to be, at least to a major extent, responsible for the cytotoxicity. Here we present a summary and comparison of the amyloidogenic propensities of hIAPP in bulk solution and in the presence of various neutral and charged lipid bilayer systems as well as biological membranes. We also discuss the cellular effects of macromolecular crowding and osmolytes on the aggregation pathway of hIAPP. Understanding the influence of different cellular factors on hIAPP aggregation will provide more insight into the onset of T2DM and help to develop novel therapeutic strategies.
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- Mimi Gao
- Physical Chemistry I-Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund, Otto-Hahn Street 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry I-Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund, Otto-Hahn Street 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Tomasello MF, Sinopoli A, Pappalardo G. On the Environmental Factors Affecting the Structural and Cytotoxic Properties of IAPP Peptides. J Diabetes Res 2015; 2015:918573. [PMID: 26582441 PMCID: PMC4637107 DOI: 10.1155/2015/918573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Pancreatic islets in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients are characterized by reduced β-cells mass and diffuse extracellular amyloidosis. Amyloid deposition involves the islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), a neuropancreatic hormone cosecreted with insulin by β-cells. IAPP is physiologically involved in glucose homeostasis, but it may turn toxic to β-cells owing to its tendency to misfold giving rise to oligomers and fibrils. The process by which the unfolded IAPP starts to self-assemble and the overall factors promoting this conversion are poorly understood. Other open questions are related to the nature of the IAPP toxic species and how exactly β-cells die. Over the last decades, there has been growing consensus about the notion that early molecular assemblies, notably small hIAPP oligomers, are the culprit of β-cells decline. Numerous environmental factors might affect the conformational, aggregation, and cytotoxic properties of IAPP. Herein we review recent progress in the field, focusing on the influences that membranes, pH, and metal ions may have on the conformational conversion and cytotoxicity of full-length IAPP as well as peptide fragments thereof. Current theories proposed for the mechanisms of toxicity will be also summarized together with an outline of the underlying molecular links between IAPP and amyloid beta (Aβ) misfolding.
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- International PhD Program in Translational Biomedicine, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- CNR Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, Via P. Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy
- *Giuseppe Pappalardo:
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Schlamadinger DE, Miranker AD. Fiber-dependent and -independent toxicity of islet amyloid polypeptide. Biophys J 2014; 107:2559-66. [PMID: 25468335 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.09.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Revised: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The 37-residue peptide hormone islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) plays a central role in diabetes pathology. Although its amyloid fiber aggregation kinetics and cytotoxicity to β-cells are well documented, few reports have directly assessed the role of fibers in cell-based toxicity experiments. Here, we report that amyloid formation of IAPP can be strongly inhibited by the extracellular environment of live cells. For example, fiber formation is more strongly suppressed in cell culture medium than in aqueous buffer. The serum component of the medium is responsible for this inhibition. Although amyloid formation was previously shown to be catalyzed by both synthetic and chloroform-extracted phospholipid surfaces, it is instead inhibited by membrane surfaces prepared directly from the plasma membranes of an immortal β-cell line. This disparity is reconciled by direct assessment of fibers in cell-culture-based toxicity experiments. We discovered that fibers are nontoxic if they are washed free of adsorbed nonfibrillar components. Moreover, toxicity is not only rescued when monomers are added back to fibers but is greater than what is observed from the precursor alone. Our results are interpreted in light of the capacity of the fiber surface to template amyloid nucleation.
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- Diana E Schlamadinger
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Gao M, Estel K, Seeliger J, Friedrich RP, Dogan S, Wanker EE, Winter R, Ebbinghaus S. Modulation of human IAPP fibrillation: cosolutes, crowders and chaperones. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 17:8338-48. [PMID: 25406896 DOI: 10.1039/c4cp04682j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The cellular environment determines the structure and function of proteins. Marginal changes of the environment can severely affect the energy landscape of protein folding. However, despite the important role of chaperones on protein folding, less is known about chaperonal modulation of protein aggregation and fibrillation considering different classes of chaperones. We find that the pharmacological chaperone O4, the chemical chaperone proline as well as the protein chaperone serum amyloid P component (SAP) are inhibitors of the type 2 diabetes mellitus-related aggregation process of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP). By applying biophysical methods such as thioflavin T fluorescence spectroscopy, fluorescence anisotropy, total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, circular dichroism spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy we analyse and compare their inhibition mechanism. We demonstrate that the fibrillation reaction of human IAPP is strongly inhibited by formation of globular, amorphous assemblies by both, the pharmacological and the protein chaperones. We studied the inhibition mechanism under cell-like conditions by using the artificial crowding agents Ficoll 70 and sucrose. Under such conditions the suppressive effect of proline was decreased, whereas the pharmacological chaperone remains active.
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- Mimi Gao
- Department of Physical Chemistry II, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
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Herndon AM, Breshears MA, McFarlane D. Oxidative modification, inflammation and amyloid in the normal and diabetic cat pancreas. J Comp Pathol 2014; 151:352-62. [PMID: 25124331 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2014.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2014] [Revised: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The pathogenesis of β-cell dysfunction leading to pancreatic β-cell failure seen in type 2 diabetes mellitus is incompletely understood. Pancreatic tissues were collected from nine control cats and nine diabetic cats and labelled immunohistochemically to examine expression of interleukin (IL)-1β, insulin, islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) and 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE). Thioflavin-S was used to stain for amyloid. All control cats showed positive labelling for IL-1β and 4-HNE. Diabetic cats showed varying degrees of inflammation and oxidative modification, owing in large part to the very small amount of islet structure remaining in the typical diabetic cat pancreas. Amyloid deposition was identified in 8/9 diabetic cats and 1/9 control cats. In order to validate these findings, paired biopsy samples taken from an additional group of cats enrolled in a study of obesity and hyperglycaemia (sampling at baseline and after 8-16 weeks of obesity and hyperglycaemia) were labelled for IL-1β and 4-HNE. A similar pattern of labelling was identified in the baseline samples to that seen in control cats. A significant increase in IL-1β and 4-HNE expression was seen after a period of hyperglycaemia and obesity. Taken together, these findings suggest that while present in normal cats, markers of inflammation and oxidative modification increase very early during the development of disease. Future studies focusing on these earlier time points are needed to understand the factors that function in protection of the islet β cell and the development of islet pathology in type 2 diabetes mellitus in the cat.
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- A M Herndon
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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Kosicka I, Kristensen T, Bjerring M, Thomsen K, Scavenius C, Enghild JJ, Nielsen NC. Preparation of uniformly 13C,15N-labeled recombinant human amylin for solid-state NMR investigation. Protein Expr Purif 2014; 99:119-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2014.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang M, Hu R, Liang G, Chang Y, Sun Y, Peng Z, Zheng J. Structural and Energetic Insight into the Cross-Seeding Amyloid Assemblies of Human IAPP and Rat IAPP. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:7026-36. [DOI: 10.1021/jp5022246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Mingzhen Zhang
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Key
Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education,
Bioengineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- R&D Center for Membrane Technology and Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan University, Chung Li, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
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- Department
of Biochemical Engineering and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering
of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
- Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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Sasahara K, Morigaki K, Shinya K. Amyloid aggregation and deposition of human islet amyloid polypeptide at membrane interfaces. FEBS J 2014; 281:2597-612. [PMID: 24702784 DOI: 10.1111/febs.12807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Revised: 03/15/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Amyloid deposition of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) within the islets of Langerhans is a pathological feature of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Substantial evidence indicates that the membrane-mediated aggregation and subsequent deposition of hIAPP are linked to dysfunction and death of pancreatic β-cells, but the molecular processes of hIAPP deposition are poorly understood. In this study, we examined the membrane-mediated aggregation and deposition of hIAPP at supported planar lipid bilayers with and without raft components (i.e. cholesterol and sphingomyelin) to provide insight into hIAPP-induced membrane dysfunction. The adsorption of hIAPP onto the bilayers was studied using a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring, which showed enhanced accumulation of the peptide onto the bilayer containing raft components. Microscope observations demonstrated the growth of the aggregates formed from the membrane-adsorbed hIAPP. The examination of the membrane interfaces revealed that hIAPP aggregates retained the ability to associate with the membranes during the aggregation process, resulting in insertion of the aggregates into the bilayers. We also report the inhibitory effect of insulin on the hIAPP deposition. These findings demonstrate the aggregation of hIAPP at the membrane interfaces leading to amyloid deposits associated with the membrane and suggest a role for insulin in hIAPP deposition. A presumed mechanism regulating hIAPP deposition at the membrane interfaces is discussed.
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- Kenji Sasahara
- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Japan
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Borchi E, Bargelli V, Guidotti V, Berti A, Stefani M, Nediani C, Rigacci S. Mild exposure of RIN-5F β-cells to human islet amyloid polypeptide aggregates upregulates antioxidant enzymes via NADPH oxidase-RAGE: an hormetic stimulus. Redox Biol 2013; 2:114-22. [PMID: 24416718 PMCID: PMC3887275 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2013.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Revised: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 12/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The presence of amyloid aggregates of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP), a hallmark of type 2 diabetes, contributes to pancreatic β-cell impairment, where oxidative stress plays a key role. A contribution of NADPH oxidase to reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation after cell exposure to micromolar concentrations of hIAPP aggregates has been suggested. However, little is known about β-cells exposure to lower amounts of hIAPP aggregates, similar to those found in human pancreas. Thus, we aimed to investigate the events resulting from RIN-5F cells exposure to nanomolar concentrations of toxic hIAPP aggregates. We found an early and transient rise of NADPH oxidase activity resulting from increased Nox1 expression following the engagement of receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) by hIAPP aggregates. Unexpectedly, NADPH oxidase activation was not accompanied by a significant ROS increase and the lipoperoxidation level was significantly reduced. Indeed, cell exposure to hIAPP aggregates affected the antioxidant defences, inducing a significant increase of the expression and activity of catalase and glutathione peroxidase. We conclude that exposure of pancreatic β-cells to nanomolar concentrations of hIAPP aggregates for a short time induces an hormetic response via the RAGE-Nox1 axis; the latter stimulates the enzymatic antioxidant defences that preserve the cells against oxidative stress damage. Short time exposure of pancreatic β-cells to low hIAPP aggregate amounts is studied. NADPH oxidase activity is increased after 3 h treatment with 60 nM hIAPP aggregates. RAGE engagement by aggregates increases Nox1 expression. Reduced lipoperoxidation and increased antioxidant enzymes were observed. A protective hormetic response via RAGE-Nox1 is proposed.
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Key Words
- AGE, advanced glycation end products
- ATZ, 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole
- Antioxidant enzyme
- CAT, catalase
- DPI, diphenyleneiodonium
- GPx, glutathione peroxidase
- Hormesis
- MDA, malonyldialdehyde
- MS, mercaptosuccinic acid
- NADPH oxidase
- RAGE
- RAGE, receptor for advanced glycation end-products
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- SOD, superoxide dismutase
- Type 2 diabetes
- hIAPP
- hIAPP, human islet amyloid polypeptide
- rIAPP, rat islet amyloid polypeptide
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- Elisabetta Borchi
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy ; Research Centre on the Molecular Basis of Neurodegeneration (CIMN), Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy ; Research Centre on the Molecular Basis of Neurodegeneration (CIMN), Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy ; National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Viale Medaglie d'Oro 305, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy
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Bernhardt NA, Berhanu WM, Hansmann UHE. Mutations and seeding of amylin fibril-like oligomers. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:16076-85. [PMID: 24294935 DOI: 10.1021/jp409777p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Seeding a protein solution with preformed fibrils can dramatically enhance the growth rate of amyloids. As the seeds do not need to be of the same protein, seeding may account for the observed correlations between amyloid diseases. In an effort to understand better the molecular mechanisms behind cross seeding we have studied in silico the effect of mutations on the seeding of amylin fibrils. Our investigations of the structural stability of decamers of wild type amylin peptides, of Y37L mutants, and of heteroassemblies of wild-type and mutant amylin molecules show that the experimentally observed efficient cross seeding can be explained based on similarity in fibril structure of components. We find that amyloids with similar side chains packing at the β-sheet interface are structurally compatible, acting as a good template for the congruent incorporation of homologues peptides. In the Y37L mutants, lack of tyrosine-specific interactions causes significant higher flexibility of the C terminal than observed in the wild-type fibril. This effects elongation of the mutant fibril leading to the longer lag times during aggregation that are observed in experiments. Our study gives guidelines for the design of ligands that could stabilize amylin fibrils.
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- Nathan A Bernhardt
- Department of Biology, Southwestern Oklahoma State University , Weatherford, Oklahoma 73096, United States
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Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is responsible for amyloid formation in type 2 diabetes and contributes to the failure of islet cell transplants, however the mechanisms of IAPP-induced cytotoxicity are not known. Interactions with model anionic membranes are known to catalyze IAPP amyloid formation in vitro. Human IAPP damages anionic membranes, promoting vesicle leakage, but the features that control IAPP-membrane interactions and the connection with cellular toxicity are not clear. Kinetic studies with wild-type IAPP and IAPP mutants demonstrate that membrane leakage is induced by prefibrillar IAPP species and continues over the course of amyloid formation, correlating additional membrane disruption with fibril growth. Analyses of a set of designed mutants reveal that membrane leakage does not require the formation of β-sheet or α-helical structures. A His-18 to Arg substitution enhances leakage, whereas replacement of all of the aromatic residues via a triple leucine mutant has no effect. Biophysical measurements in conjunction with cytotoxicity studies show that nonamyloidogenic rat IAPP is as effective as human IAPP at disrupting standard anionic model membranes under conditions where rat IAPP does not induce cellular toxicity. Similar results are obtained with more complex model membranes, including ternary systems that contain cholesterol and are capable of forming lipid rafts. A designed point mutant, I26P-IAPP; a designed double mutant, G24P, I26P-IAPP; a double N-methylated variant; and pramlintide, a US Food and Drug Administration-approved IAPP variant all induce membrane leakage, but are not cytotoxic, showing that there is no one-to-one relationship between disruption of model membranes and induction of cellular toxicity.
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α-helical structures drive early stages of self-assembly of amyloidogenic amyloid polypeptide aggregate formation in membranes. Sci Rep 2013; 3:2781. [PMID: 24071712 PMCID: PMC3784961 DOI: 10.1038/srep02781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) is the primary component in the toxic islet amyloid deposits in type-2 diabetes. hIAPP self-assembles to aggregates that permeabilize membranes and constitutes amyloid plaques. Uncovering the mechanisms of amyloid self-assembly is the key to understanding amyloid toxicity and treatment. Although structurally similar, hIAPP's rat counterpart, the rat islet amyloid polypeptide (rIAPP), is non-toxic. It has been a puzzle why these peptides behave so differently. We combined multiscale modelling and theory to explain the drastically different dynamics of hIAPP and rIAPP: The differences stem from electrostatic dipolar interactions. hIAPP forms pentameric aggregates with the hydrophobic residues facing the membrane core and stabilizing water-conducting pores. We give predictions for pore sizes, the number of hIAPP peptides, and aggregate morphology. We show the importance of curvature-induced stress at the early stages of hIAPP assembly and the α-helical structures over β-sheets. This agrees with recent fluorescence spectroscopy experiments.
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Decoding distinct membrane interactions of HIV-1 fusion inhibitors using a combined atomic force and fluorescence microscopy approach. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1828:1777-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Revised: 01/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Seeliger J, Werkmüller A, Winter R. Macromolecular crowding as a suppressor of human IAPP fibril formation and cytotoxicity. PLoS One 2013; 8:e69652. [PMID: 23922768 PMCID: PMC3726762 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The biological cell is known to exhibit a highly crowded milieu, which significantly influences protein aggregation and association processes. As several cell degenerative diseases are related to the self-association and fibrillation of amyloidogenic peptides, understanding of the impact of macromolecular crowding on these processes is of high biomedical importance. It is further of particular relevance as most in vitro studies on amyloid aggregation have been performed in diluted solution which does not reflect the complexity of their cellular surrounding. The study presented here focuses on the self-association of the type-2 diabetes mellitus related human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) in various crowded environments including network-forming macromolecular crowding reagents and protein crowders. It was possible to identify two competing processes: a crowder concentration and type dependent stabilization of globular off-pathway species and a--consequently--retarded or even inhibited hIAPP fibrillation reaction. The cause of these crowding effects was revealed to be mainly excluded volume in the polymeric crowders, whereas non-specific interactions seem to be most dominant in protein crowded environments. Specific hIAPP cytotoxicity assays on pancreatic β-cells reveal non-toxicity for the stabilized globular species, in contrast to the high cytotoxicity imposed by the normal fibrillation pathway. From these findings it can be concluded that cellular crowding is able to effectively stabilize the monomeric conformation of hIAPP, hence enabling the conduction of its normal physiological function and prevent this highly amyloidogenic peptide from cytotoxic aggregation and fibrillation.
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- Janine Seeliger
- Physical Chemistry I - Biophysical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry I - Biophysical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry I - Biophysical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
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Lee DK, Brender JR, Sciacca MFM, Krishnamoorthy J, Yu C, Ramamoorthy A. Lipid composition-dependent membrane fragmentation and pore-forming mechanisms of membrane disruption by pexiganan (MSI-78). Biochemistry 2013; 52:3254-63. [PMID: 23590672 DOI: 10.1021/bi400087n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The potency and selectivity of many antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are correlated with their ability to interact with and disrupt the bacterial cell membrane. In vitro experiments using model membranes have been used to determine the mechanism of membrane disruption of AMPs. Because the mechanism of action of an AMP depends on the ability of the model membrane to accurately mimic the cell membrane, it is important to understand the effect of membrane composition. Anionic lipids that are present in the outer membrane of prokaryotes but are less common in eukaryotic membranes are usually thought to be key for the bacterial selectivity of AMPs. We show by fluorescence measurements of peptide-induced membrane permeabilization that the presence of anionic lipids at high concentrations can actually inhibit membrane disruption by the AMP MSI-78 (pexiganan), a representative of a large class of highly cationic AMPs. Paramagnetic quenching studies suggest MSI-78 is in a surface-associated inactive mode in anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate micelles but is in a deeply buried and presumably more active mode in zwitterionic dodecylphosphocholine micelles. Furthermore, a switch in mechanism occurs with lipid composition. Membrane fragmentation with MSI-78 can be observed in mixed vesicles containing both anionic and zwitterionic lipids but not in vesicles composed of a single lipid of either type. These findings suggest membrane affinity and membrane permeabilization are not always correlated, and additional effects that may be more reflective of the actual cellular environment can be seen as the complexity of the model membranes is increased.
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- Dong-Kuk Lee
- Departments of Biophysics and Chemistry, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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Azami-Movahed M, Shariatizi S, Sabbaghian M, Ghasemi A, Ebrahim-Habibi A, Nemat-Gorgani M. Heme binding site in apomyoglobin may be effectively targeted with small molecules to control aggregation. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 45:299-307. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2012] [Revised: 10/08/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cao P, Marek P, Noor H, Patsalo V, Tu LH, Wang H, Abedini A, Raleigh DP. Islet amyloid: from fundamental biophysics to mechanisms of cytotoxicity. FEBS Lett 2013; 587:1106-18. [PMID: 23380070 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2012] [Revised: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Pancreatic islet amyloid is a characteristic feature of type 2 diabetes. The major protein component of islet amyloid is the polypeptide hormone known as islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, or amylin). IAPP is stored with insulin in the β-cell secretory granules and is released in response to the stimuli that lead to insulin secretion. IAPP is normally soluble and is natively unfolded in its monomeric state, but forms islet amyloid in type 2 diabetes. Islet amyloid is not the cause of type 2 diabetes, but it leads to β-cell dysfunction and cell death, and contributes to the failure of islet cell transplantation. The mechanism of IAPP amyloid formation is not understood and the mechanisms of cytotoxicity are not fully defined.
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- Ping Cao
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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Liang G, Zhao J, Yu X, Zheng J. Comparative molecular dynamics study of human islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) and rat IAPP oligomers. Biochemistry 2013; 52:1089-100. [PMID: 23331123 DOI: 10.1021/bi301525e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP or amylin) is a causative agent in pancreatic amyloid deposits found in patients with type 2 diabetes. The aggregation of full-length hIAPP(1-37) into small oligomeric species is increasingly believed to be responsible for cell dysfunction and death. However, rat IAPP (rIAPP(1-37)), which differs from hIAPP in only six of 37 residues, loses its aggregation ability to form toxic amyloid species. Atomic details of the effect of sequence on the structure and toxicity between the amyloidogenic, toxic hIAPP peptide and the nonamyloidogenic, nontoxic rIAPP peptide remain unclear. Here, we probe sequence-induced differences in structural stability, conformational dynamics, and driving forces between different hIAPP and rIAPP polymorphic forms from monomer to pentamer using molecular dynamics simulations. Simulations show that hIAPP forms from trimer to pentamer exhibit high structural stability with well-preserved in-register parallel β-sheet and the U-bend conformation. The hIAPP trimer appears to be a smallest minimal seed in solution. The stabilities of parallel hIAPP oligomers increase with the number of peptides. Conversely, replacement of hIAPP sequence by rIAPP sequence causes a significant loss of favorable interpeptide interactions in all rIAPP oligomers, destabilizing the C-terminal β-sheet, turn conformation, and overall stability. A less β-sheet-rich structure and a disturbed U-shaped topology exert a large energy penalty on the self-assemble of the rIAPP peptides into highly ordered, in-register β-sheet-rich protofibrils and fibrils, which explains the nonamyloidogenic activity of rIAPP. Moreover, the absence of interior water within the U-turn region in the well-packed higher-order hIAPP oligomers, not in the poorly packed rIAPP oligomers, also stabilizes peptide association. This work provides atomic details of the sequence-structure relationship between the amyloidogenic hIAPP and its analogues such as the nonamyloidogenic rIAPP and some mutants, which could help in the development of novel therapeutic agents to block the formation of toxic hIAPP oligomeric species for type 2 diabetes.
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- Guizhao Liang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA
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Burke KA, Yates EA, Legleiter J. Amyloid-Forming Proteins Alter the Local Mechanical Properties of Lipid Membranes. Biochemistry 2013; 52:808-17. [PMID: 23331195 DOI: 10.1021/bi301070v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Kathleen A. Burke
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, ‡WVnano Initiative,
and §Center for Neurosciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown,
West Virginia 26505, United States
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, ‡WVnano Initiative,
and §Center for Neurosciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown,
West Virginia 26505, United States
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, ‡WVnano Initiative,
and §Center for Neurosciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown,
West Virginia 26505, United States
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Seeliger J, Estel K, Erwin N, Winter R. Cosolvent effects on the fibrillation reaction of human IAPP. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:8902-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp44412k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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