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Khaled M, Rönnbäck I, Ilag LL, Gräslund A, Strodel B, Österlund N. A Hairpin Motif in the Amyloid-β Peptide Is Important for Formation of Disease-Related Oligomers. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:18340-18354. [PMID: 37555670 PMCID: PMC10450692 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
Abstract
The amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide is associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease and is known to form highly neurotoxic prefibrillar oligomeric aggregates, which are difficult to study due to their transient, low-abundance, and heterogeneous nature. To obtain high-resolution information about oligomer structure and dynamics as well as relative populations of assembly states, we here employ a combination of native ion mobility mass spectrometry and molecular dynamics simulations. We find that the formation of Aβ oligomers is dependent on the presence of a specific β-hairpin motif in the peptide sequence. Oligomers initially grow spherically but start to form extended linear aggregates at oligomeric states larger than those of the tetramer. The population of the extended oligomers could be notably increased by introducing an intramolecular disulfide bond, which prearranges the peptide in the hairpin conformation, thereby promoting oligomeric structures but preventing conversion into mature fibrils. Conversely, truncating one of the β-strand-forming segments of Aβ decreased the hairpin propensity of the peptide and thus decreased the oligomer population, removed the formation of extended oligomers entirely, and decreased the aggregation propensity of the peptide. We thus propose that the observed extended oligomer state is related to the formation of an antiparallel sheet state, which then nucleates into the amyloid state. These studies provide increased mechanistic understanding of the earliest steps in Aβ aggregation and suggest that inhibition of Aβ folding into the hairpin conformation could be a viable strategy for reducing the amount of toxic oligomers.
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- Mohammed Khaled
- Institute
of Biological Information Processing: Structural Biochemistry (IBI-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm
University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm
University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute
of Biological Information Processing: Structural Biochemistry (IBI-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
- Institute
of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm
University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department
of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department
of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet − Biomedicum, 171 65 Solna, Sweden
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Robinson J, Sarangi NK, Keyes TE. Role of phosphatidylserine in amyloid-beta oligomerization at asymmetric phospholipid bilayers. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:7648-7661. [PMID: 36317678 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp03344e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Amyloid-beta (Aβ1-42) aggregation triggers neurotoxicity and is linked to Alzheimer's disease. Aβ1-42 oligomers, rather than extended fibrils, adhere to the cell membrane, causing cell death. Phosphatidylserine (PS), an anionic phospholipid, is prevalent in neuronal membranes (< 20 molar percentage) and, while isolated to the cytoplasmic leaflet of the membrane in healthy cells, its exposure in apoptotic cells and migration to exoplasmic leaflet is triggered by oxidative damage to the membrane. It is widely believed that PS plays a crucial role in the Aβ peptide interaction in the membranes of neuronal cells. However, due to the complexity of the cell membrane, it can be challenging to address molecular level understanding of the PS-Aβ binding and oligomerization processes. Herein, we use microcavity supported lipid bilayers (MSLBs) to analyse PS and Aβ1-42 binding, oligomer formation, and membrane damage. MSLBs are a useful model to evaluate protein-membrane interactions because of their cell-like dual aspect fluidity, their addressability and compositional versatility. We used electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and confocal fluorescence microscopy to compare the impact of Aβ1-42 on simple zwitterioinic membrane, dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC), with MSLBs comprised of transversally asymmetric binary DOPC and dioleoylphosphatidylserine (DOPS). Monomeric Aβ1-42 adsorbs weakly to the pristine zwitterionic DOPC membrane without aggregation. Using a membrane integrity test, with pyranine trapped within the cavities beneath the membrane, Aβ1-42 exposure did not result in pyranine leakage, indicating that DOPC membranes were intact. When 10 mol% DOPS was doped asymmetrically into the membrane's outer leaflet, oligomerization of Aβ1-42 monomer was evident in EIS and atomic force microscopy (AFM), and confocal imaging revealed that membrane damage, resulted in extensive pyranine leakage from the pores. The effects were time, and DOPS and Aβ1-42 concentration-dependent. Membrane pore formation was visible within 30 minutes, and oligomerization, membrane-oligomer multilayer, and Aβ1-42 fibril formation evident over 3 to 18 hours. In asymmetric membranes with DOPS localized to the lower leaflet, optothermally (laser induced) damage increased local DOPS concentrations at the distal leaflet, promoting Aβ1-42 aggregation.
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- Jack Robinson
- School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.,National Center for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.,National Center for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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Ma L, Li X, Petersen RB, Peng A, Huang K. Probing the interactions between amyloidogenic proteins and bio-membranes. Biophys Chem 2023; 296:106984. [PMID: 36889133 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2023.106984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Protein misfolding diseases (PMDs) in humans are characterized by the deposition of protein aggregates in tissues, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Misfolding and aggregation of amyloidogenic proteins play a central role in the onset and progression of PMDs, and these processes are regulated by multiple factors, especially the interaction between proteins and bio-membranes. Bio-membranes induce conformational changes in amyloidogenic proteins and affect their aggregation; on the other hand, the aggregates of amyloidogenic proteins may cause membrane damage or dysfunction leading to cytotoxicity. In this review, we summarize the factors that affect the binding of amyloidogenic proteins and membranes, the effects of bio-membranes on the aggregation of amyloidogenic proteins, mechanisms of membrane disruption by amyloidogenic aggregates, technical approaches for detecting these interactions, and finally therapeutic strategies targeting membrane damage caused by amyloidogenic proteins.
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- Liang Ma
- Department of Pharmacy, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan, China; Department of Pharmacy, Wuhan Hospital for Psychotherapy, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Foundational Sciences, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Hospital of Wuhan, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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- Tongji School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Rudajev V, Novotny J. Cholesterol as a key player in amyloid β-mediated toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease. Front Mol Neurosci 2022; 15:937056. [PMID: 36090253 PMCID: PMC9453481 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.937056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is one of the most devastating and widespread diseases worldwide, mainly affecting the aging population. One of the key factors contributing to AD-related neurotoxicity is the production and aggregation of amyloid β (Aβ). Many studies have shown the ability of Aβ to bind to the cell membrane and disrupt its structure, leading to cell death. Because amyloid damage affects different parts of the brain differently, it seems likely that not only Aβ but also the nature of the membrane interface with which the amyloid interacts, helps determine the final neurotoxic effect. Because cholesterol is the dominant component of the plasma membrane, it plays an important role in Aβ-induced toxicity. Elevated cholesterol levels and their regulation by statins have been shown to be important factors influencing the progression of neurodegeneration. However, data from many studies have shown that cholesterol has both neuroprotective and aggravating effects in relation to the development of AD. In this review, we attempt to summarize recent findings on the role of cholesterol in Aβ toxicity mediated by membrane binding in the pathogenesis of AD and to consider it in the broader context of the lipid composition of cell membranes.
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Li P, Gao Y, Ma X, Zhou S, Guo Y, Xu J, Wang X, Van Halm-Lutterodt N, Yuan L. Study on the Association of Dietary Fatty Acid Intake and Serum Lipid Profiles With Cognition in Aged Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:846132. [PMID: 35431907 PMCID: PMC9009143 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.846132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background The correlation between dietary fatty acid (FA) intake and serum lipid profile levels with cognition in the aged population has been reported by previous studies. However, the association of dietary FA intake and serum lipid profile levels with cognition in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is seldom reported. Objective A cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the correlation between dietary FA intake and serum lipid profiles with cognition in the aged Chinese population with T2DM. Methods A total of 1,526 aged Chinese subjects were recruited from communities. Fasting blood samples were collected for parameter measurement. The food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) method was applied for a dietary survey. Cognition was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test. Dietary FA intake and serum lipid levels were compared between subjects with T2DM and control subjects. A logistic regression analysis was carried out for analyzing the association of FA intake and serum lipid levels with the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in subjects with T2DM and control subjects. Results There was a significant difference in the serum lipid level between the T2DM group and the control group. Results of the logistic regression analysis demonstrated the potential associations of serum total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), and dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) intake with the risk of MCI in subjects with T2DM, but the associations were not observed in control subjects. Conclusion The T2DM phenotype might affect the relationship between dietary FA intake, circulating lipids, and cognitive performance. Large prospective cohort studies are needed to uncover the underlying mechanism of how dietary FA intake and serum lipid levels affect cognition in aged subjects with T2DM.
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- Pengfei Li
- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Science and Technology, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, United Kingdom
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Pathak BK, Dey S, Mozumder S, Sengupta J. The role of membranes in function and dysfunction of intrinsically disordered amyloidogenic proteins. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2021; 128:397-434. [PMID: 35034725 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2021.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Membrane-protein interactions play a major role in human physiology as well as in diseases pathology. Interaction of a protein with the membrane was previously thought to be dependent on well-defined three-dimensional structure of the protein. In recent decades, however, it has become evident that a large fraction of the proteome, particularly in eukaryotes, stays disordered in solution and these proteins are termed as intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). Also, a vast majority of human proteomes have been reported to contain substantially long disordered regions, called intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), in addition to the structurally ordered regions. IDPs exist in an ensemble of conformations and the conformational flexibility enables IDPs to achieve functional diversity. IDPs (and IDRs) are found to be important players in cell signaling, where biological membranes act as anchors for signaling cascades. Therefore, IDPs modulate the membrane architectures, at the same time membrane composition also affects the binding of IDPs. Because of intrinsic disorders, misfolding of IDPs often leads to formation of oligomers, protofibrils and mature fibrils through progressive self-association. Accumulation of amyloid-like aggregates of some of the IDPs is a known causative agent for numerous diseases. In this chapter we highlight recent advances in understanding membrane interactions of some of the intrinsically disordered proteins involved in the pathogenesis of human diseases.
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- Bani Kumar Pathak
- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India.
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Collin F, Cerlati O, Couderc F, Lonetti B, Marty JD, Mingotaud AF. Multidisciplinary analysis of protein-lipid interactions and implications in neurodegenerative disorders. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.116059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pérez Socas LB, Ambroggio EE. The influence of myristoylation, liposome surface charge and nucleic acid interaction in the partition properties of HIV-1 Gag-N-terminal peptides to membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2020; 1862:183421. [PMID: 32710855 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The group-specific antigen (GAG) polyprotein of HIV-1 is the main coordinator of the virus assembly process at the plasma membrane (PM) and is directed by its N-terminal matrix domain (MA). MA is myristoylated and possess a highly basic region (HBR) responsible for the interaction with the negative lipids of the PM, especially with PIP2. In addition, MA binds RNA molecules proposed as a regulatory step of the assembly process. Here we study the interaction of a synthetic peptide (N-terminal 21 amino acids of MA) and liposomes of different compositions using a variety of biophysical techniques. Particularly, we use the fluorescence properties of the single tryptophan of the peptide to analyze its partition to membranes, where we harness for first time the analytical ability of spectral phasors method to study this interaction. We found that electrostatic interactions play an important role for peptide partition to membranes and myristoylation reduces the free energy of the process. Interestingly, we observe that while the presence of PIP2 does not cause measurable changes on the peptide-membrane interaction, the interaction is favored by cholesterol. Additionally, we found that the partition process goes through a transition state involving peptide disaggregation and changes in the peptide secondary structure. On the other hand, we found that the presence of oligonucleotides competes with the interaction with lipids by increasing peptide solubility. In summary, we think that our results, in context of the current knowledge of the role of HIV-1 MA, contribute to a better molecular understanding of the membrane association process.
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- Luis Benito Pérez Socas
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Biológica-Ranwel Caputto, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende s/n, Córdoba X5000HUA, Argentina; CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba (CIQUIBIC), Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende s/n, Córdoba X5000HUA, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Biológica-Ranwel Caputto, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende s/n, Córdoba X5000HUA, Argentina; CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba (CIQUIBIC), Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende s/n, Córdoba X5000HUA, Argentina.
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Banerjee S, Lyubchenko YL. Interaction of Amyloidogenic Proteins with Membranes and Molecular Mechanism for the Development of Alzheimer's disease. ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH & THERAPY OPEN ACCESS 2019; 2:106. [PMID: 33135011 PMCID: PMC7597641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Molecular mechanism of diseases like Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's diseases (PD) is associated with misfolding of specific proteins, such as amyloid beta (Aβ) proteins in the case of AD, followed by their self-assembly into toxic oligomers along with the formation of amyloid fibrils assembled as plaques in the brain. Interaction of Aβ with membrane can lead to membrane damage; this process is considered as the major factor associated with the AD development. Additionally, membrane can facilitate the aggregation process of Aβ proteins. This important property of membranes is discussed in this review. A specific emphasis is given to the recently discovered property of cellular membranes to catalyze the initial step of Aβ aggregation process by which self-assembly of Aβ can be observed at physiologically low concentrations of Aβ proteins. At such low concentrations, no spontaneous aggregation occurs in the bulk solution. This fact was a major weakness of the protein aggregation model for AD. The catalytic property of membrane surfaces towards Aβ aggregation depends on the membrane composition. This finding suggests a number of novel ideas on the development of treatments and preventions for AD, which is briefly discussed in the review.
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- Corresponding author: Yuri L Lyubchenko Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986025 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6025, USA, Tel: 1-402-559-1971;
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Österlund N, Luo J, Wärmländer SK, Gräslund A. Membrane-mimetic systems for biophysical studies of the amyloid-β peptide. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2019; 1867:492-501. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2018.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sahoo A, Matysiak S. Computational insights into lipid assisted peptide misfolding and aggregation in neurodegeneration. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:22679-22694. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp02765c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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An overview of recent advances in computational investigation of peptide–lipid interactions in neurodegeneration – Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.
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- Abhilash Sahoo
- Biophysics Program
- Institute of Physical Science and Technology
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Biophysics Program
- Institute of Physical Science and Technology
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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Niu Z, Zhang Z, Zhao W, Yang J. Interactions between amyloid β peptide and lipid membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2018; 1860:1663-1669. [PMID: 29679539 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The presence of amyloid plaques in the brain is a typical characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Amyloid plaques are formed from the deposits of aggregated amyloid β peptide (Aβ). The toxicity induced by Aβ aggregates is correlated with Aβ-membrane interactions. The mutual influences between aggregation and membranes are complicated and unclear. In recent years advanced experiments and findings are emerging to give us more detailed information on Aβ-membrane interactions. In this review, we mainly focus on the Aβ-membrane interactions and membrane-induced Aβ structures. The mechanism of Aβ-membrane interactions is also summarized, which provides insights into the prevention and treatment of AD.
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- Zheng Niu
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 430071 Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 430071 Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 430071 Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 430071 Wuhan, PR China.
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Medina M, Khachaturian ZS, Rossor M, Avila J, Cedazo-Minguez A. Toward common mechanisms for risk factors in Alzheimer's syndrome. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (NEW YORK, N. Y.) 2017; 3:571-578. [PMID: 29124116 PMCID: PMC5671628 DOI: 10.1016/j.trci.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The global strategic goal of reducing health care cost, especially the prospects for massive increases due to expanding markets for health care services demanded by aging populations and/or people with a wide range of chronic disorders-disabilities, is a complex and formidable challenge with many facets. Current projections predict marked increases in the demand for health driven by both the exponential climb in the prevalence of chronic disabilities and the increases in the absolute numbers of people in need of some form of health care. Thus, the looming predicament for the economics of health care systems worldwide mandates the formulation of a strategic goal to foster significant expansion of global R&D efforts to discover and develop wide-ranging interventions to delay and/or prevent the onset of chronic disabling conditions. The rationale for adopting such a tactical objective is based on the premise that the costs and prevalence of chronic disabling conditions will be reduced by half even if a modest delay of 5 years in the onset of disability is obtained by a highly focused multinational research initiative. Because of the recent history of many failures in drug trials, the central thesis of this paper is to argue for the exploration-adoption of novel mechanistic ideas, theories, and paradigms for developing wide range and/or types of interventions. Although the primary focus of our discussion has been on biological approaches to therapy, we recognize the importance of emerging knowledge on nonpharmacological interventions and their potential impact in reducing health care costs. Although we may not find a drug to cure or prevent dementia for a long time, research is starting to demonstrate the potential contributes of nonpharmacological interventions toward the economics of health care in terms of rehabilitation, promoting autonomy, and potential to delay institutionalization, thus promoting healthy aging and reductions in the cost of care.
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- Miguel Medina
- CIBERNED (Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
- CIEN Foundation, Reina Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- CIBERNED (Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
- Neurobiology Laboratory, Center for Molecular Biology “Severo Ochoa” CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Alzheimer Research, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Dharmadana D, Reynolds NP, Conn CE, Valéry C. Molecular interactions of amyloid nanofibrils with biological aggregation modifiers: implications for cytotoxicity mechanisms and biomaterial design. Interface Focus 2017; 7:20160160. [PMID: 28630679 PMCID: PMC5474041 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2016.0160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Amyloid nanofibrils are ubiquitous biological protein fibrous aggregates, with a wide range of either toxic or beneficial activities that are relevant to human disease and normal biology. Protein amyloid fibrillization occurs via nucleated polymerization, through non-covalent interactions. As such, protein nanofibril formation is based on a complex interplay between kinetic and thermodynamic factors. The process entails metastable oligomeric species and a highly thermodynamically favoured end state. The kinetics, and the reaction pathway itself, can be influenced by third party moieties, either molecules or surfaces. Specifically, in the biological context, different classes of biomolecules are known to act as catalysts, inhibitors or modifiers of the generic protein fibrillization process. The biological aggregation modifiers reviewed here include lipid membranes of varying composition, glycosaminoglycans and metal ions, with a final word on xenobiotic compounds. The corresponding molecular interactions are critically analysed and placed in the context of the mechanisms of cytotoxicity of the amyloids involved in diverse pathologies and the non-toxicity of functional amyloids (at least towards their biological host). Finally, the utilization of this knowledge towards the design of bio-inspired and biocompatible nanomaterials is explored.
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- Durga Dharmadana
- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria 3083, Australia
- School of Science, College of Science, Engineering and Health, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- ARC Training Centre for Biodevices, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria 3122, Australia
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- School of Science, College of Science, Engineering and Health, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria 3083, Australia
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Drolle E, Negoda A, Hammond K, Pavlov E, Leonenko Z. Changes in lipid membranes may trigger amyloid toxicity in Alzheimer's disease. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0182194. [PMID: 28767712 PMCID: PMC5540602 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Amyloid-beta peptides (Aβ), implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), interact with the cellular membrane and induce amyloid toxicity. The composition of cellular membranes changes in aging and AD. We designed multi-component lipid models to mimic healthy and diseased states of the neuronal membrane. Using atomic force microscopy (AFM), Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) and black lipid membrane (BLM) techniques, we demonstrated that these model membranes differ in their nanoscale structure and physical properties, and interact differently with Aβ1–42. Based on our data, we propose a new hypothesis that changes in lipid membrane due to aging and AD may trigger amyloid toxicity through electrostatic mechanisms, similar to the accepted mechanism of antimicrobial peptide action. Understanding the role of the membrane changes as a key activating amyloid toxicity may aid in the development of a new avenue for the prevention and treatment of AD.
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- Elizabeth Drolle
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.,Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.,Department of Basic Sciences, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.,Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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El Gaamouch F, Jing P, Xia J, Cai D. Alzheimer's Disease Risk Genes and Lipid Regulators. J Alzheimers Dis 2017; 53:15-29. [PMID: 27128373 DOI: 10.3233/jad-160169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Brain lipid homeostasis plays an important role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. Aggregation of amyloid-β peptide is one of the major events in AD. The complex interplay between lipids and amyloid-β accumulation has been intensively investigated. The proportions of lipid components including phospholipids, sphingolipids, and cholesterol are roughly similar across different brain regions under physiological conditions. However, disruption of brain lipid homeostasis has been described in AD and implicated in disease pathogenesis. Moreover, studies suggest that analysis of lipid composition in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid could improve our understanding of the disease development and progression, which could potentially serve as disease biomarkers and prognostic indicators for AD therapies. Here, we summarize the functional roles of AD risk genes and lipid regulators that modulate brain lipid homeostasis including different lipid species, lipid complexes, and lipid transporters, particularly their effects on amyloid processing, clearance, and aggregation, as well as neuro-toxicities that contribute to AD pathogenesis.
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- Farida El Gaamouch
- James J Peters VA Medical Center, Research & Development, Bronx, NY, USA.,Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- The Central Hospital of Wuhan, China
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- James J Peters VA Medical Center, Research & Development, Bronx, NY, USA.,Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,The Central Hospital of Wuhan, China
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Elbassal EA, Liu H, Morris C, Wojcikiewicz EP, Du D. Effects of Charged Cholesterol Derivatives on Aβ40 Amyloid Formation. J Phys Chem B 2015; 120:59-68. [PMID: 26652010 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b09557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Understanding of the mechanistic progess of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) aggregation is critical for elucidating the underlying pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Herein, we report for the first time the effects of two cholesterol derivatives, negatively charged cholesterol sulfate (cholesterol-SO4) and positively charged 3β-[N-(dimethylaminoethane)carbamoyl]-cholesterol (DC-cholesterol), on the fibrillization of Aβ40. Our results demonstrate that both of the nonvesicular forms of cholesterol-SO4 and DC-cholesterol moderately accelerate the aggregation rate of Aβ40. This effect is similar to that observed for unmodified cholesterol, indicating the importance of hydrophobic interactions in binding of Aβ40 to these steroid molecules. Furthermore, we show that the vesicles formed at higher concentrations of anionic cholesterol-SO4 facilitate Aβ40 aggregation rate markedly. In contrast, the cationic DC-cholesterol vesicles show the ability to inhibit Aβ40 fibril formation under appropriate experimental conditions. The results suggest that the electrostatic interactions between Aβ40 and the charged vesicles can be of great importance in regulating Aβ40-vesicle interaction. Our results also indicate that the structural properties of the aggregates of the cholesterol derivatives, including the surface charge and the size of the vesicles, are critical in regulating the effects of these vesicles on Aβ40 aggregation kinetics.
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- Esmail A Elbassal
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University , Boca Raton, Florida 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University , Boca Raton, Florida 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University , Boca Raton, Florida 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University , Boca Raton, Florida 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University , Boca Raton, Florida 33431, United States
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Characterization of 3D Voronoi tessellation nearest neighbor lipid shells provides atomistic lipid disruption profile of protein containing lipid membranes. Biophys Chem 2015; 198:22-35. [PMID: 25637891 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2014] [Revised: 01/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Quantifying protein-induced lipid disruptions at the atomistic level is a challenging problem in membrane biophysics. Here we propose a novel 3D Voronoi tessellation nearest-atom-neighbor shell method to classify and characterize lipid domains into discrete concentric lipid shells surrounding membrane proteins in structurally heterogeneous lipid membranes. This method needs only the coordinates of the system and is independent of force fields and simulation conditions. As a proof-of-principle, we use this multiple lipid shell method to analyze the lipid disruption profiles of three simulated membrane systems: phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol, and beta-amyloid/phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol. We observed different atomic volume disruption mechanisms due to cholesterol and beta-amyloid. Additionally, several lipid fractional groups and lipid-interfacial water did not converge to their control values with increasing distance or shell order from the protein. This volume divergent behavior was confirmed by bilayer thickness and chain orientational order calculations. Our method can also be used to analyze high-resolution structural experimental data.
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Lipids in Amyloid-β Processing, Aggregation, and Toxicity. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2015; 855:67-94. [PMID: 26149926 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17344-3_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Aggregation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide is the major event underlying neuronal damage in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Specific lipids and their homeostasis play important roles in this and other neurodegenerative disorders. The complex interplay between the lipids and the generation, clearance or deposition of Aβ has been intensively investigated and is reviewed in this chapter. Membrane lipids can have an important influence on the biogenesis of Aβ from its precursor protein. In particular, increased cholesterol in the plasma membrane augments Aβ generation and shows a strong positive correlation with AD progression. Furthermore, apolipoprotein E, which transports cholesterol in the cerebrospinal fluid and is known to interact with Aβ or compete with it for the lipoprotein receptor binding, significantly influences Aβ clearance in an isoform-specific manner and is the major genetic risk factor for AD. Aβ is an amphiphilic peptide that interacts with various lipids, proteins and their assemblies, which can lead to variation in Aβ aggregation in vitro and in vivo. Upon interaction with the lipid raft components, such as cholesterol, gangliosides and phospholipids, Aβ can aggregate on the cell membrane and thereby disrupt it, perhaps by forming channel-like pores. This leads to perturbed cellular calcium homeostasis, suggesting that Aβ-lipid interactions at the cell membrane probably trigger the neurotoxic cascade in AD. Here, we overview the roles of specific lipids, lipid assemblies and apolipoprotein E in Aβ processing, clearance and aggregation, and discuss the contribution of these factors to the neurotoxicity in AD.
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Qiu L, Buie C, Cheng KH, Vaughn MW. Scaling and alpha-helix regulation of protein relaxation in a lipid bilayer. J Chem Phys 2014; 141:225101. [PMID: 25494768 PMCID: PMC4265037 DOI: 10.1063/1.4902229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Protein conformation and orientation in the lipid membrane plays a key role in many cellular processes. Here we use molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the relaxation and C-terminus diffusion of a model helical peptide: beta-amyloid (Aβ) in a lipid membrane. We observed that after the helical peptide was initially half-embedded in the extracelluar leaflet of phosphatidylcholine (PC) or PC/cholesterol (PC/CHOL) membrane, the C-terminus diffused across the membrane and anchored to PC headgroups of the cytofacial lipid leaflet. In some cases, the membrane insertion domain of the Aβ was observed to partially unfold. Applying a sigmoidal fit to the process, we found that the characteristic velocity of the C-terminus, as it moved to its anchor site, scaled with θu (-4/3), where θu is the fraction of the original helix that was lost during a helix to coil transition. Comparing this scaling with that of bead-spring models of polymer relaxation suggests that the C-terminus velocity is highly regulated by the peptide helical content, but that it is independent of the amino acid type. The Aβ was stabilized by the attachment of the positive Lys28 side chain to the negative phosphate of PC or 3β oxygen of CHOL in the extracellular lipid leaflet and of the C-terminus to its anchor site in the cytofacial lipid leaflet.
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- Liming Qiu
- Department of Physics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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Linseman D. Monitoring of Single Vesicle Cytochrome-c Release Illuminates BAK as a Novel Target of Aβ Oligomers. Biophys J 2014; 107:1491-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Di Scala C, Chahinian H, Yahi N, Garmy N, Fantini J. Interaction of Alzheimer's β-amyloid peptides with cholesterol: mechanistic insights into amyloid pore formation. Biochemistry 2014; 53:4489-502. [PMID: 25000142 DOI: 10.1021/bi500373k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Brain cholesterol plays a critical role in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. The molecular mechanisms linking cholesterol to neurotoxicity have remained elusive for a long time, but recent data have allowed the identification of functional cholesterol-binding domains in several amyloidogenic proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. In this review, we analyze the cholesterol binding properties of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides and the impact of these interactions on amyloid pore formation. We show that although the cholesterol-binding domains of Aβ peptides and of transmembrane precursor C99 are partially overlapping, they involve distinct amino acid residues, so that cholesterol has a greater affinity for Aβ than for C99. Synthetic 22-35 and 25-35 fragments of Aβ retained the ability of the full-length peptide 1-42 to bind cholesterol and to form zinc-sensitive, calcium-permeable amyloid pores in cultured neural cells. Studies with mutant peptides allowed the identification of key residues involved in cholesterol binding and channel formation. Cholesterol promoted the insertion of Aβ in the plasma membrane, induced α-helical structuration, and forced the peptide to adopt a tilted topology that favored the oligomerization process. Bexarotene, an amphipathic drug currently considered as a potential candidate medication for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, competed with cholesterol for binding to Aβ and prevented oligomeric channel formation. These studies indicate that it is possible to prevent the generation of neurotoxic oligomers by targeting the cholesterol-binding domain of Aβ peptides. This original strategy could be used for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases that involve cholesterol-dependent toxic oligomers.
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- Coralie Di Scala
- EA-4674, Faculté des Sciences de Saint-Jérôme, Aix-Marseille Université , 13013 Marseille, France
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Sun JH, Yu JT, Tan L. The Role of Cholesterol Metabolism in Alzheimer’s Disease. Mol Neurobiol 2014; 51:947-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8749-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Fantini J, Di Scala C, Yahi N, Troadec JD, Sadelli K, Chahinian H, Garmy N. Bexarotene blocks calcium-permeable ion channels formed by neurotoxic Alzheimer's β-amyloid peptides. ACS Chem Neurosci 2014; 5:216-24. [PMID: 24383913 DOI: 10.1021/cn400183w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The anticancer drug bexarotene has been shown to restore cognitive functions in animal models of Alzheimer's disease, but its exact mechanism of action remains elusive. In the present report, we have used a combination of molecular, physicochemical, and cellular approaches to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the anti-Alzheimer properties of bexarotene in neural cells. First of all, we noticed that bexarotene shares a structural analogy with cholesterol. We showed that cholesterol and bexarotene compete for the same binding site in the C-terminal region of Alzheimer's β-amyloid peptide 1-42 (Aβ1-42). This common bexarotene/cholesterol binding domain was characterized as a linear motif encompassing amino acid residues 25-35 of Aβ1-42. Because cholesterol is involved in the oligomerization of Alzheimer's β-amyloid peptides into neurotoxic amyloid channels, we studied the capability of bexarotene to interfere with this process. We showed that nanomolar concentrations of bexarotene efficiently prevented the cholesterol-dependent increase of calcium fluxes induced by β-amyloid peptides Aβ1-42 and Aβ25-35 in SH-SY5Y cells, suggesting a direct effect of the drug on amyloid channel formation. Molecular dynamics simulations gave structural insights into the role of cholesterol in amyloid channel formation and explained the inhibitory effect of bexarotene. Because it is the first drug that can both inhibit the binding of cholesterol to β-amyloid peptides and prevent calcium-permeable amyloid pore formation in the plasma membrane of neural cells, bexarotene might be considered as the prototype of a new class of anti-Alzheimer compounds. The experimental approach developed herein can be used as a screening strategy to identify such compounds.
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- Jacques Fantini
- Aix-Marseille Université, EA4674, Faculté des Sciences de Saint-Jérôme, 13013 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, EA4674, Faculté des Sciences de Saint-Jérôme, 13013 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, EA4674, Faculté des Sciences de Saint-Jérôme, 13013 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, EA4674, Faculté des Sciences de Saint-Jérôme, 13013 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, EA4674, Faculté des Sciences de Saint-Jérôme, 13013 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, EA4674, Faculté des Sciences de Saint-Jérôme, 13013 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, EA4674, Faculté des Sciences de Saint-Jérôme, 13013 Marseille, France
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Bucciantini M, Rigacci S, Stefani M. Amyloid Aggregation: Role of Biological Membranes and the Aggregate-Membrane System. J Phys Chem Lett 2014; 5:517-27. [PMID: 26276603 DOI: 10.1021/jz4024354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Several human degenerative diseases involve amyloidogenic peptides/proteins with high conformational plasticity and propensity to self-aggregate into polymeric fibrillar assemblies sharing the cross-β structure and endowed with cytotoxic potential. Although the mechanisms of amyloid growth and toxicity are not fully understood, a common property of amyloids is their ability to interact with lipid bilayers disturbing membrane integrity. Lipid bilayers can also act as conformational catalysts, favoring protein misfolding and inducing the growth of aggregation nuclei, early oligomers, and mature fibrils with specific biophysical, structural, and toxicity features. This Perspective will highlight these effects in the context of a membrane-oligomer system where the conformational/biophysical features of either component affect those of the other. In this context, we will highlight the modulation of the protein-cell surface interaction by the content of membrane cholesterol and gangliosides, notably GM1. In particular, we will discuss data that indicate how these interactions affect the structural and stability properties of both protein and bilayers as well as the final cytotoxic effect. Our goal is to propose shared membrane-based mechanisms that could apply to any amyloidogenic peptide/protein, providing a biochemical background for amyloid growth and toxicity.
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- Monica Bucciantini
- †Department of Biomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences and Research Centre on the Molecular Basis of Neurodegeneration, University of Florence, V.le Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- †Department of Biomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences and Research Centre on the Molecular Basis of Neurodegeneration, University of Florence, V.le Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- †Department of Biomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences and Research Centre on the Molecular Basis of Neurodegeneration, University of Florence, V.le Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy
- ‡National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Viale Medaglie d'Oro 305, 00136 Rome, Italy
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Di Scala C, Troadec JD, Lelièvre C, Garmy N, Fantini J, Chahinian H. Mechanism of cholesterol-assisted oligomeric channel formation by a short Alzheimer β-amyloid peptide. J Neurochem 2013; 128:186-95. [PMID: 23919567 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Revised: 07/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Alzheimer β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides can self-organize into oligomeric ion channels with high neurotoxicity potential. Cholesterol is believed to play a key role in this process, but the molecular mechanisms linking cholesterol and amyloid channel formation have so far remained elusive. Here, we show that the short Aβ22-35 peptide, which encompasses the cholesterol-binding domain of Aβ, induces a specific increase of Ca(2+) levels in neural cells. This effect is neither observed in calcium-free medium nor in cholesterol-depleted cells, and is inhibited by zinc, a blocker of amyloid channel activity. Double mutations V24G/K28G and N27R/K28R in Aβ22-35 modify cholesterol binding and abrogate channel formation. Molecular dynamic simulations suggest that cholesterol induces a tilted α-helical topology of Aβ22-35. This facilitates the establishment of an inter-peptide hydrogen bond network involving Asn-27 and Lys-28, a key step in the octamerization of Aβ22-35 which proceeds gradually until the formation of a perfect annular channel in a phosphatidylcholine membrane. Overall, these data give mechanistic insights into the role of cholesterol in amyloid channel formation, opening up new therapeutic options for Alzheimer's disease. Aβ22-35 peptide, which encompasses the cholesterol binding domain of Aβ, induces a specific increase of Ca(2+) level in neural cells. Double mutations V24G/K28G and N27R/K28R modify cholesterol binding and abrogate channels formation. Molecular dynamic simulations suggest that cholesterol induces a tilted α-helical peptide topology facilitating the formation of annular octameric channels, as schematically shown in the graphic (with a hydrogen bond shown in green for two vicinal peptides). Overall, the data give insights into the role of cholesterol in amyloid channel formation and open up new therapeutic options for Alzheimer's disease.
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- Coralie Di Scala
- Faculté des Sciences, Aix-Marseille Université, EA4674, Marseille, France
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Cho H, Wu M, Bilgin B, Walton SP, Chan C. Latest developments in experimental and computational approaches to characterize protein-lipid interactions. Proteomics 2013; 12:3273-85. [PMID: 22997137 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201200255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2012] [Revised: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 09/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Understanding the functional roles of all the molecules in cells is an ultimate goal of modern biology. An important facet is to understand the functional contributions from intermolecular interactions, both within a class of molecules (e.g. protein-protein) or between classes (e.g. protein-DNA). While the technologies for analyzing protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions are well established, the field of protein-lipid interactions is still relatively nascent. Here, we review the current status of the experimental and computational approaches for detecting and analyzing protein-lipid interactions. Experimental technologies fall into two principal categories, namely solution-based and array-based methods. Computational methods include large-scale data-driven analyses and predictions/dynamic simulations based on prior knowledge of experimentally identified interactions. Advances in the experimental technologies have led to improved computational analyses and vice versa, thereby furthering our understanding of protein-lipid interactions and their importance in biological systems.
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- Hyunju Cho
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Venegas B, Zhu W, Haloupek NB, Lee J, Zellhart E, Sugár IP, Kiani MF, Chong PLG. Cholesterol superlattice modulates CA4P release from liposomes and CA4P cytotoxicity on mammary cancer cells. Biophys J 2012; 102:2086-94. [PMID: 22824272 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.03.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Liposomal drugs are a useful alternative to conventional drugs and hold great promise for targeted delivery in the treatment of many diseases. Most of the liposomal drugs on the market or under clinical trials include cholesterol as a membrane stabilizing agent. Here, we used liposomal CA4P, an antivascular drug, to demonstrate that cholesterol content can actually modulate the release and cytotoxicity of liposomal drugs in a delicate and predictable manner. We found that both the rate of the CA4P release from the interior aqueous compartment of the liposomes to the bulk aqueous phase and the extent of the drug's cytotoxicity undergo a biphasic variation, as large as 50%, with liposomal cholesterol content at the theoretically predicted C(r), e.g., 22.0, 22.2, 25.0, 33.3, 40.0, and 50.0 mol % cholesterol for maximal superlattice formation. It appears that at C(r), CA4P can be released from the liposomes more readily than at non-C(r), probably due to the increased domain boundaries between superlattice and nonsuperlattice regions, which consequently results in increased cytotoxicity. The idea that the increased domain boundaries at C(r) would facilitate the escape of molecules from membranes was further supported by the data of dehydroergosterol transfer from liposomes to MβCD. These results together show that the functional importance of sterol superlattice formation in liposomes can be propagated to distal targeted cells and reveal a new, to our knowledge, mechanism for how sterol content and membrane lateral organization can control the release of entrapped or embedded molecules in membranes.
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- Berenice Venegas
- Department of Biochemistry, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Hamley IW. The Amyloid Beta Peptide: A Chemist’s Perspective. Role in Alzheimer’s and Fibrillization. Chem Rev 2012; 112:5147-92. [DOI: 10.1021/cr3000994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 670] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- I. W. Hamley
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD,
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Masters CL, Selkoe DJ. Biochemistry of amyloid β-protein and amyloid deposits in Alzheimer disease. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2012; 2:a006262. [PMID: 22675658 PMCID: PMC3367542 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a006262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 395] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Progressive cerebral deposition of the amyloid β-protein (Aβ) in brain regions serving memory and cognition is an invariant and defining feature of Alzheimer disease. A highly similar but less robust process accompanies brain aging in many nondemented humans, lower primates, and some other mammals. The discovery of Aβ as the subunit of the amyloid fibrils in meningocerebral blood vessels and parenchymal plaques has led to innumerable studies of its biochemistry and potential cytotoxic properties. Here we will review the discovery of Aβ, numerous aspects of its complex biochemistry, and current attempts to understand how a range of Aβ assemblies, including soluble oligomers and insoluble fibrils, may precipitate and promote neuronal and glial alterations that underlie the development of dementia. Although the role of Aβ as a key molecular factor in the etiology of Alzheimer disease remains controversial, clinical trials of amyloid-lowering agents, reviewed elsewhere in this book, are poised to resolve the question of its pathogenic primacy.
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- Colin L Masters
- The Mental Health Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia.
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Xu W, Wei G, Su H, Nordenskiöld L, Mu Y. Effects of cholesterol on pore formation in lipid bilayers induced by human islet amyloid polypeptide fragments: a coarse-grained molecular dynamics study. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2011; 84:051922. [PMID: 22181459 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.84.051922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Disruption of the cellular membrane by the amyloidogenic peptide, islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), has been considered as one of the mechanisms of β-cell death during type 2 diabetes. The N-terminal region (residues 1-19) of the human version of IAPP is suggested to be primarily responsible for the membrane-disrupting effect of the full-length hIAPP peptide. However, the detailed assembly mode of hIAPP1-19 with membrane remains unclear. To gain insight into the interactions of hIAPP1-19 oligomer with the model membrane, we have employed coarse-grained molecular dynamics self-assembly simulations to study the aggregation of hIAPP1-19 fragments in the binary lipid made of zwitterionic dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and anionic dipalmitoylphosphatidylserine (DPPS) in the presence and absence of different levels of cholesterol content. The membrane-destabilizing effect of hIAPP1-19 is found to be modulated by the presence of cholesterol. In the absence of cholesterol, hIAPP1-19 aggregates prefer to locate inside the bilayer, forming pore-like assemblies. While in the presence of cholesterol molecules, the lipid bilayer becomes more ordered and stiff, and the hIAPP1-19 aggregates are dominantly positioned at the bilayer-water interface. The action of cholesterol may suggest a possible way to maintain the membrane integrity by small molecule interference.
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- Weixin Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, Institutes for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Da Costa Dias B, Jovanovic K, Gonsalves D, Weiss SFT. Structural and mechanistic commonalities of amyloid-β and the prion protein. Prion 2011; 5:126-37. [PMID: 21862871 DOI: 10.4161/pri.5.3.17025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Amyloid β (Aβ) is a major causative agent of Alzheime disease. This neurotoxic peptide is generated as a result of the cleavage of the Amyloid-Precursor-Protein (APP) by the action of beta secretase and gamma secretase. The neurotoxicity was previously thought to be the result of aggregation. However, recent studies suggest that the interaction of Aβ with numerous cell surface receptors such as N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), receptor for advanced glycosylation end products (RAGE), P75 neurotrophin receptor (P75NTR) as well as cell surface proteins such as the cellular prion protein (PrP(c) ) and heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPG) strongly enhances Aβ induced apoptosis and thereby contributes to neurotoxicity. This review focuses on the molecular mechanism resulting in Aβ-shedding as well as Aβ-induced apoptotic processes, genetic risk factors for familial Alzheimer disease and interactions of Aβ with cell surface receptors and proteins, with particular emphasis on the cellular prion protein. Furthermore, comparisons are drawn between Alzheimer disease and prion disorders and the role of laminin, an extracellular matrix protein, glycosaminoglycans and the 37 kDa/67 kDa laminin receptor (LRP/LR) have been highlighted with regards to both neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Bianca Da Costa Dias
- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa (RSA)
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Simakova O, Arispe NJ. Fluorescent analysis of the cell-selective Alzheimer's disease aβ Peptide surface membrane binding: influence of membrane components. Int J Alzheimers Dis 2011; 2011:917629. [PMID: 21760991 PMCID: PMC3132545 DOI: 10.4061/2011/917629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Revised: 02/10/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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We performed a fluorescent analysis of the binding of Aβ to the surface membrane of different types of cells lines such as PC12, GT1-7, and ex vivo neurons. Analyses were performed on sorted cells with membrane bound Aβ Competitive binding between Aβ phosphatidyl serine- (PtdSer-) specific binder annexin V and an anti-PtdSer antibody provided compelling data confirming the involvement of PtdSer as one of the surface membrane signal molecules for Aβ. We found that populations of cells that exhibited high surface membrane binding affinity for Aβ also show higher membrane cholesterol levels compared to cells that did not bind Aβ. This direct relationship was upheld in cholesterol-enriched or cholesterol-depleted cell membranes. We conclude that the initial process for the cell-selective binding by Aβ, to later conversion of elemental Aβ units into larger structures such as fibrils or to the potentially toxic ion channel aggregates, is highly influenced by the membrane content of PtdSer and cholesterol in the cell surface membrane.
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- Olga Simakova
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, and Institute for Molecular Medicine, Uniformed Services University School of Medicine (USUHS), Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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Butterfield SM, Lashuel HA. Amyloidogenic protein-membrane interactions: mechanistic insight from model systems. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 49:5628-54. [PMID: 20623810 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200906670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 483] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The toxicity of amyloid-forming proteins is correlated with their interactions with cell membranes. Binding events between amyloidogenic proteins and membranes result in mutually disruptive structural perturbations, which are associated with toxicity. Membrane surfaces promote the conversion of amyloid-forming proteins into toxic aggregates, and amyloidogenic proteins, in turn, compromise the structural integrity of the cell membrane. Recent studies with artificial model membranes have highlighted the striking resemblance of the mechanisms of membrane permeabilization of amyloid-forming proteins to those of pore-forming toxins and antimicrobial peptides.
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- Sara M Butterfield
- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Neuroproteomics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), SV-BMI-LMNN AI2351, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Rushworth JV, Hooper NM. Lipid Rafts: Linking Alzheimer's Amyloid-β Production, Aggregation, and Toxicity at Neuronal Membranes. Int J Alzheimers Dis 2010; 2011:603052. [PMID: 21234417 PMCID: PMC3014710 DOI: 10.4061/2011/603052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Lipid rafts are membrane microdomains, enriched in cholesterol and sphingolipids, into which specific subsets of proteins and lipids partition, creating cell-signalling platforms that are vital for neuronal functions. Lipid rafts play at least three crucial roles in Alzheimer's Disease (AD), namely, in promoting the generation of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, facilitating its aggregation upon neuronal membranes to form toxic oligomers and hosting specific neuronal receptors through which the AD-related neurotoxicity and memory impairments of the Aβ oligomers are transduced. Recent evidence suggests that Aβ oligomers may exert their deleterious effects through binding to, and causing the aberrant clustering of, lipid raft proteins including the cellular prion protein and glutamate receptors. The formation of these pathogenic lipid raft-based platforms may be critical for the toxic signalling mechanisms that underlie synaptic dysfunction and neuropathology in AD.
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- Jo V. Rushworth
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, LIGHT Laboratories, Clarendon Way, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Cannon B, Lewis A, Somerharju P, Virtanen J, Huang J, Cheng KH. Acyl-chain mismatch driven superlattice arrangements in DPPC/DLPC/cholesterol bilayers. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:10105-13. [PMID: 20684633 DOI: 10.1021/jp105104f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fluorescence and infrared spectroscopy and cholesterol oxidase activity were employed to investigate the effect of phosphatidylcholine (PC) acyl chain length mismatch on the lateral organizations of lipids in liquid-ordered dipalmitoyl-PC/dilauroyl-PC/cholesterol (DPPC/DLPC/CHOL) bilayers. Plots of steady-state fluorescence emission anisotropy of diphenylhexatriene (DPH) labeled PC (DPH-PC) embedded in the DPPC/DLPC/CHOL bilayers revealed significant peaks at several DPPC mole fractions (Y(DPPC)) when the cholesterol mole fraction (X(CHOL)) was fixed to particular values. Analogously, the DPH-PC anisotropy peaked at several critical X(CHOL)'s when Y(DPPC) was fixed. Acyl chain C-H and C horizontal lineO vibrational peak frequencies of native PC as well as the activity of cholesterol oxidase also revealed dips and peaks at similar Y(DPPC)'s. Importantly, most of the observed peaks/dips coincide with the critical mole fractions predicted by the Superlattice (SL) model. A three-dimensional map of DPH-PC anisotropy versus composition in the range 0.32 <or= X(CHOL) <or= 0.50; 0.54 <or= Y(DPPC) <or= 0.72 revealed a prominent peak at (X(CHOL), Y(DPPC)) approximately (0.42, 0.64). This suggests a simultaneous presence of two different types of superlattices, one where cholesterol is the quest molecule in a PC host lattice and another where DPPC is the guest in the DLPC host lattice. Time-resolved measurements of DPH-PC fluorescence indicated the existence of an ordered, rotationally hindered environment of acyl chains at that "critical" composition consistent with the existence of SL arrangements. We propose that beside CHOL/PC superlattices, DPPC, and DLPC as well tend to adopt regular SL-like lateral distributions relative to each other, presumably because the less hydrophobic DLPC molecule is slightly displaced toward the aqueous phase, thus allowing more room and mobility for the head groups of both DPPC and DLPC as well as for the acyl chain tails of DPPC. The parallel presence of two kinds of superlattices, that is, CHOL/PC-SL and DPPC/DLPC-SL as demonstrated here, has intriguing implications regarding lipid homeostasis of eukaryote membranes.
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- Brian Cannon
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 79712, USA.
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Récamier KS, Hernández-Gómez A, González-Damián J, Ortega-Blake I. Effect of Membrane Structure on the Action of Polyenes: I. Nystatin Action in Cholesterol- and Ergosterol-Containing Membranes. J Membr Biol 2010; 237:31-40. [DOI: 10.1007/s00232-010-9304-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 08/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Effect of Membrane Structure on the Action of Polyenes II: Nystatin Activity along the Phase Diagram of Ergosterol- and Cholesterol-Containing POPC Membranes. J Membr Biol 2010; 237:41-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00232-010-9301-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2009] [Accepted: 08/27/2010] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Gobbi M, Re F, Canovi M, Beeg M, Gregori M, Sesana S, Sonnino S, Brogioli D, Musicanti C, Gasco P, Salmona M, Masserini ME. Lipid-based nanoparticles with high binding affinity for amyloid-β1–42 peptide. Biomaterials 2010; 31:6519-29. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.04.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2010] [Accepted: 04/21/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Butterfield S, Lashuel H. Wechselwirkungen zwischen amyloidogenen Proteinen und Membranen: Modellsysteme liefern mechanistische Einblicke. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200906670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Beel AJ, Sakakura M, Barrett PJ, Sanders CR. Direct binding of cholesterol to the amyloid precursor protein: An important interaction in lipid-Alzheimer's disease relationships? Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2010; 1801:975-82. [PMID: 20304095 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2010.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2010] [Revised: 03/10/2010] [Accepted: 03/10/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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It is generally believed that cholesterol homoeostasis in the brain is both linked to and impacted by Alzheimer's disease (AD). For example, elevated levels of cholesterol in neuronal plasma and endosome membranes appear to be a pro-amyloidogenic factor. The recent observation that the C-terminal transmembrane domain (C99, also known as the beta-C-terminal fragment, or beta-CTF) of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) specifically binds cholesterol helps to tie together previously loose ends in the web of our understanding of Alzheimer's-cholesterol relationships. In particular, binding of cholesterol to C99 appears to favor the amyloidogenic pathway in cells by promoting localization of C99 in lipid rafts. In turn, the products of this pathway-amyloid-beta and the intracellular domain of the APP (AICD)-may down-regulate ApoE-mediated cholesterol uptake and cholesterol biosynthesis. If confirmed, this negative-feedback loop for membrane cholesterol levels has implications for understanding the function of the APP and for devising anti-amyloidogenic preventive strategies for AD.
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- Andrew J Beel
- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-8725, USA
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Cholesterol is a major constituent of the plasma membrane in eukaryotic cells. It regulates the physical state of the phospholipid bilayer and is crucially involved in the formation of membrane microdomains. Cholesterol also affects the activity of several membrane proteins, and is the precursor for steroid hormones and bile acids. Here, methods are described that are used to explore the binding and/or interaction of proteins to cholesterol. For this purpose, a variety of cholesterol probes bearing radio-, spin-, photoaffinity- or fluorescent labels are currently available. Examples of proven cholesterol binding molecules are polyene compounds, cholesterol-dependent cytolysins, enzymes accepting cholesterol as substrate, and proteins with cholesterol binding motifs. Main topics of this report are the localization of candidate membrane proteins in cholesterol-rich microdomains, the issue of specificity of cholesterol- protein interactions, and applications of the various cholesterol probes for these studies.
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- Gerald Gimpl
- Institut für Biochemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Johann-Joachim-Becherweg 30, Mainz, Germany.
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Harris JR, Milton NGN. Cholesterol in Alzheimer's disease and other amyloidogenic disorders. Subcell Biochem 2010; 51:47-75. [PMID: 20213540 DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8622-8_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The complex association of cholesterol metabolism and Alzheimer's disease is presented in depth, including the possible benefits to be gained from cholesterol-lowering statin therapy. Then follows a survey of the role of neuronal membrane cholesterol in Abeta pore formation and Abeta fibrillogenesis, together with the link with membrane raft domains and gangliosides. The contribution of structural studies to Abeta fibrillogenesis, using TEM and AFM, is given some emphasis. The role of apolipoprotein E and its isoforms, in particular ApoE4, in cholesterol and Abeta binding is presented, in relation to genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. Increasing evidence suggests that cholesterol oxidation products are of importance in generation of Alzheimer's disease, possibly induced by Abeta-produced hydrogen peroxide. The body of evidence for a link between cholesterol in atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease is increasing, along with an associated inflammatory response. The possible role of cholesterol in tau fibrillization, tauopathies and in some other non-Abeta amyloidogenic disorders is surveyed.
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- J Robin Harris
- Institute of Zoology, University of Mainz, D-55099, Mainz, Germany.
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