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Garza-Miyazato D, Hanashima S, Umegawa Y, Murata M, Kinoshita M, Matsumori N, Greimel P. Mode of molecular interaction of triterpenoid saponin ginsenoside Rh2 with membrane lipids in liquid-disordered phases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2024; 1866:184366. [PMID: 38960300 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2024.184366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Ginsenoside Rh2 (Rh2) is a ginseng saponin comprising a triterpene core and one unit of glucose and has attracted much attention due to its diverse biological activities. In the present study, we used small-angle X-ray diffraction, solid-state NMR, fluorescence microscopy, and MD simulations to investigate the molecular interaction of Rh2 with membrane lipids in the liquid-disordered (Ld) phase mainly composed of palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylcholine compared with those in liquid-ordered (Lo) phase mainly composed of sphingomyelin and cholesterol. The electron density profiles determined by X-ray diffraction patterns indicated that Rh2 tends to be present in the shallow interior of the bilayer in the Ld phase, while Rh2 accumulation was significantly smaller in the Lo phase. Order parameters at intermediate depths in the bilayer leaflet obtained from 2H NMR spectra and MD simulations indicated that Rh2 reduces the order of the acyl chains of lipids in the Ld phase. The dihydroxy group and glucose moiety at both ends of the hydrophobic triterpene core of Rh2 cause tilting of the molecular axis relative to the membrane normal, which may enhance membrane permeability by loosening the packing of lipid acyl chains. These features of Rh2 are distinct from steroidal saponins such as digitonin and dioscin, which exert strong membrane-disrupting activity.
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- Darcy Garza-Miyazato
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan; Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori 680-8552, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan; Forefront Research Centre for Fundamental Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Laboratory for Cell Function Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Babych M, Garelja ML, Nguyen PT, Hay DL, Bourgault S. Converting the Amyloidogenic Islet Amyloid Polypeptide into a Potent Nonaggregating Peptide Ligand by Side Chain-to-Side Chain Macrocyclization. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39225636 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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The islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), also known as amylin, is a hormone playing key physiological roles. However, its aggregation and deposition in the pancreatic islets are associated with type 2 diabetes. While this peptide adopts mainly a random coil structure in solution, its secondary conformational conversion into α-helix represents a critical step for receptor activation and contributes to amyloid formation and associated cytotoxicity. Considering the large conformational landscape and high amyloidogenicity of the peptide, as well as the complexity of the self-assembly process, it is challenging to delineate the delicate interplay between helical folding, peptide aggregation, and receptor activation. In the present study, we probed the roles of helical folding on the function-toxicity duality of IAPP by restricting its conformational ensemble through side chain-to-side chain stapling via azide-alkyne cycloaddition. Intramolecular macrocyclization (i; i + 4) constrained IAPP into α-helix and inhibited its aggregation into amyloid fibrils. These helical derivatives slowed down the self-assembly of unmodified IAPP. Site-specific macrocyclization modulated the capacity of IAPP to perturb lipid bilayers and cell plasma membrane and reduced, or even fully inhibited, the cytotoxicity associated with aggregation. Furthermore, the α-helical IAPP analogs showed moderate to high potency toward cognate G protein-coupled receptors. Overall, these results indicate that macrocyclization represents a promising strategy to protect an amyloidogenic peptide hormone from aggregation and associated toxicity, while maintaining high receptor activity.
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- Margaryta Babych
- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal H3C 3P8, Canada
- Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago, 18 Frederick Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal H3C 3P8, Canada
- Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago, 18 Frederick Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, 3A Symonds Street, Auckland 92019, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal H3C 3P8, Canada
- Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal H3C 3P8, Canada
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Zhaliazka K, Kurouski D. Elucidation of molecular mechanisms by which amyloid β 1-42 fibrils exert cell toxicity. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2024; 1869:159510. [PMID: 38759921 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2024.159510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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Abrupt aggregation of amyloid β1-42 (Aβ1-42) peptide in the frontal lobe is the expected underlying cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD). β-Sheet-rich oligomers and fibrils formed by Aβ1-42 exert high cell toxicity. A growing body of evidence indicates that lipids can uniquely alter the secondary structure and toxicity of Aβ1-42 aggregates. At the same time, underlying molecular mechanisms that determine this difference in toxicity of amyloid aggregates remain unclear. Using a set of molecular and biophysical assays to determine the molecular mechanism by which Aβ1-42 aggregates formed in the presence of cholesterol, cardiolipin, and phosphatidylcholine exert cell toxicity. Our findings demonstrate that rat neuronal cells exposed to Aβ1-42 fibrils formed in the presence of lipids with different chemical structure exert drastically different magnitude and dynamic of unfolded protein response (UPR) in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria (MT). We found that the opposite dynamics of UPR in MT and ER in the cells exposed to Aβ1-42: cardiolipin fibrils and Aβ1-42 aggregates formed in a lipid-free environment. We also found that Aβ1-42: phosphatidylcholine fibrils upregulated ER UPR simultaneously downregulating the UPR response of MT, whereas Aβ1-42: cholesterol fibrils suppressed the UPR response of ER and upregulated UPR response of MT. We also observed progressively increasing ROS production that damages mitochondrial membranes and other cell organelles, ultimately leading to cell death.
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- Kiryl Zhaliazka
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States.
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Bepler T, Barrera MD, Rooney MT, Xiong Y, Kuang H, Goodell E, Goodwin MJ, Harbron E, Fu R, Mihailescu M, Narayanan A, Cotten ML. Antiviral activity of the host defense peptide piscidin 1: investigating a membrane-mediated mode of action. Front Chem 2024; 12:1379192. [PMID: 38988727 PMCID: PMC11233706 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1379192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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Outbreaks of viral diseases are on the rise, fueling the search for antiviral therapeutics that act on a broad range of viruses while remaining safe to human host cells. In this research, we leverage the finding that the plasma membranes of host cells and the lipid bilayers surrounding enveloped viruses differ in lipid composition. We feature Piscidin 1 (P1), a cationic host defense peptide (HDP) that has antimicrobial effects and membrane activity associated with its N-terminal region where a cluster of aromatic residues and copper-binding motif reside. While few HDPs have demonstrated antiviral activity, P1 acts in the micromolar range against several enveloped viruses that vary in envelope lipid composition. Notably, it inhibits HIV-1, a virus that has an envelope enriched in cholesterol, a lipid associated with higher membrane order and stability. Here, we first document through plaque assays that P1 boasts strong activity against SARS-CoV-2, which has an envelope low in cholesterol. Second, we extend previous studies done with homogeneous bilayers and devise cholesterol-containing zwitterionic membranes that contain the liquid disordered (Ld; low in cholesterol) and ordered (Lo, rich in cholesterol) phases. Using dye leakage assays and cryo-electron microscopy on vesicles, we show that P1 has dramatic permeabilizing capability on the Lo/Ld, an effect matched by a strong ability to aggregate, fuse, and thin the membranes. Differential scanning calorimetry and NMR experiments demonstrate that P1 mixes the lipid content of vesicles and alters the stability of the Lo. Structural studies by NMR indicate that P1 interacts with the Lo/Ld by folding into an α-helix that lies parallel to the membrane surface. Altogether, these results show that P1 is more disruptive to phase-separated than homogenous cholesterol-containing bilayers, suggesting an ability to target domain boundaries. Overall, this multi-faceted research highlights how a peptide that interacts strongly with membranes through an aromatic-rich N-terminal motif disrupt viral envelope mimics. This represents an important step towards the development of novel peptides with broad-spectrum antiviral activity.
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- Tristan Bepler
- New York Structural Biology Center, New York, NY, United States
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- School of Systems Biology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, United States
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- Department of Applied Science, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, United States
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- Department of Applied Science, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, United States
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- New York Structural Biology Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Applied Science, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, MD, United States
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- Department of Biology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, United States
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- Department of Applied Science, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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Ali A, Dou T, Holman AP, Hung A, Osborne L, Pickett D, Rodriguez A, Zhaliazka K, Kurouski D. The influence of zwitterionic and anionic phospholipids on protein aggregation. Biophys Chem 2024; 306:107174. [PMID: 38211368 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2024.107174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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The progressive aggregation of misfolded proteins is the underlying molecular cause of numerous pathologies including Parkinson's disease and injection and transthyretin amyloidosis. A growing body of evidence indicates that protein deposits detected in organs and tissues of patients diagnosed with such pathologies contain fragments of lipid membranes. In vitro experiments also showed that lipid membranes could strongly change the aggregation rate of amyloidogenic proteins, as well as alter the secondary structure and toxicity of oligomers and fibrils formed in their presence. In this review, the effect of large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs) composed of zwitterionic and anionic phospholipids on the aggregation rate of insulin, lysozyme, transthyretin (TTR) and α- synuclein (α-syn) will be discussed. The manuscript will also critically review the most recent findings on the lipid-induced changes in the secondary structure of protein oligomers and fibrils, as well as reveal the extent to which lipids could alter the toxicity of protein aggregates formed in their presence.
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- Abid Ali
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States; Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States.
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Qiao Q, Wei G, Song Z. Structural diversity in the membrane-bound hIAPP dimer correlated with distinct membrane disruption mechanisms. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:7090-7102. [PMID: 38345763 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05887e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Amyloid deposits of the human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) have been identified in 90% of patients with type II diabetes. Cellular membranes accelerate the hIAPP fibrillation, and the integrity of membranes is also disrupted at the same time, leading to the apoptosis of β cells in pancreas. The molecular mechanism of hIAPP-induced membrane disruption, especially during the initial membrane disruption stage, has not been well understood yet. Herein, we carried out extensive all-atom molecular dynamics simulations investigating the hIAPP dimerization process in the anionic POPG membrane, to provide the detailed molecular mechanisms during the initial hIAPP aggregation stage in the membrane environment. Compared to the hIAPP monomer on the membrane, we observed not only an increase of α-helical structures, but also a substantial increase of β-sheet structures upon spontaneous dimerization. Moreover, the random coiled and α-helical dimer structures insert deep into the membrane interior with a few inter-chain contacts at the C-terminal region, while the β-sheet-rich structures reside on the membrane surface accompanied by strong inter-chain hydrophobic interactions. The coexistence of α and β structures constitutes a diverse structural ensemble of the membrane-bound hIAPP dimer. From α-helical to β-sheet structures, the degree of membrane disruption decreases gradually, and thus the membrane damage induced by random coiled and α-helical structures precedes that induced by β-sheet structures. We speculate that insertion of random coiled and α-helical structures contributes to the initial stage of membrane damage, while β-sheet structures on the membrane surface are more involved in the later stage of fibril-induced membrane disruption.
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- Qin Qiao
- Digital Medical Research Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory for Computational Physical Science (Ministry of Education), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Digital Medical Research Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, Shanghai 200032, China
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Serravalle S, Pisano M, Sciacca MFM, Salamone N, Sicali L, Mazzara G, Costa L, La Rosa C. Critical micellar concentration determination of pure phospholipids and lipid-raft and their mixtures with cholesterol. Proteins 2024. [PMID: 38234101 DOI: 10.1002/prot.26669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Phospholipids in biological membranes establish a chemical equilibrium between free phospholipids in the aqueous phase (CMC) and self-assembled phospholipids in vesicles, keeping the CMC constant. The CMC is different for each phospholipid, depends on the amount of cholesterol, and, according to the lipid-chaperone hypothesis, controls the interaction between free phospholipids and amyloidogenic proteins (such as amylin, amyloid-β, and α-synuclein, all of which are, respectively, associated with a different proteinopathy), which governs the formation of a toxic complex between free lipids and proteins that leads to membrane destruction. Here, we provide quantitative measurements of CMCs and bilayer stability of pure phospholipids, lipid rafts, and their mixture with cholesterol by fluorescence methods (using pyrene as a probe) and light scattering techniques (resonance Rayleigh scattering and fixed-angle light scattering) performed on LUVs, as well as AFM to measure LUV dimensions. Also, we test the lipid-chaperone hypothesis on human IAPP interacting with different mixture of POPC cholesterol. Stated the importance of CMC in membrane stability and protein aggregation processes, these results could be a starting point for the development of a quantitative kinetic model for the lipid chaperone hypothesis.
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- Sofia Serravalle
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Centre de Biologie Structurale, University of Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Watanabe H, Hanashima S, Yano Y, Yasuda T, Murata M. Passive Translocation of Phospholipids in Asymmetric Model Membranes: Solid-State 1H NMR Characterization of Flip-Flop Kinetics Using Deuterated Sphingomyelin and Phosphatidylcholine. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:15189-15199. [PMID: 37729012 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Although lateral and inter-leaflet lipid-lipid interactions in cell membranes play roles in maintaining asymmetric lipid bilayers, the molecular basis of these interactions is largely unknown. Here, we established a method to determine the distribution ratio of phospholipids between the outer and inner leaflets of asymmetric large unilamellar vesicles (aLUVs). The trimethylammonium group, (CH3)3N+, in the choline headgroup of N-palmitoyl-sphingomyelin (PSM) and 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (DOPC) gave rise to a relatively sharp signal in magic-angle spinning solid-state 1H NMR (MAS-ss-1H NMR). PSM and DOPC have the same headgroup structure, but one phospholipid was selectively observed by deuterating the trimethylammonium group of the other phospholipid. The addition of Pr3+ to the medium surrounding aLUVs selectively shifted the chemical shift of the (CH3)3N+ group in the outer leaflet from that in the inner leaflet, which allowed estimation of the inter-leaflet distribution ratio of the unlabeled lipid in aLUVs. Using this method, we evaluated the translocation of PSM and DOPC between the outer and inner leaflets of the cholesterol-containing aLUVs, with PSM and DOPC mostly distributed in the outer and inner leaflets, respectively, immediately after aLUV preparation; their flip and flop rates were approximately 2.7 and 6.4 × 10-6 s-1, respectively. During the passive symmetrization of aLUVs, the lipid translocation rate was decreased due to changes in the membrane order, probably through the formation of the registered liquid-ordered domains. Comparison of the result with that of symmetric LUVs revealed that lipid asymmetry may not significantly affect the lipid translocation rates, while the lateral lipid-lipid interaction may be a dominant factor in lipid translocation under these conditions. These findings highlight the importance of considering the effects of lateral lipid interactions within the same leaflet on lipid flip-flop rates when evaluating the asymmetry of phospholipids in the cell membrane.
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- Hirofumi Watanabe
- Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka 560-0043, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka 560-0043, Osaka, Japan
- Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori 680-8550, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka 560-0043, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka 560-0043, Osaka, Japan
- Forefront Research Center, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka 560-0043, Osaka, Japan
- Forefront Research Center, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Osaka, Japan
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Sebastiao M, Quittot N, Marcotte I, Bourgault S. Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer to Detect Plasma Membrane Perturbations in Giant Plasma Membrane Vesicles. Bio Protoc 2023; 13:e4838. [PMID: 37817901 PMCID: PMC10560696 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4838] [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: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Disruptions and perturbations of the cellular plasma membrane by peptides have garnered significant interest in the elucidation of biological phenomena. Typically, these complex processes are studied using liposomes as model membranes-either by encapsulating a fluorescent dye or by other spectroscopic approaches, such as nuclear magnetic resonance. Despite incorporating physiologically relevant lipids, no synthetic model truly recapitulates the full complexity and molecular diversity of the plasma membrane. Here, biologically representative membrane models, giant plasma membrane vesicles (GPMVs), are prepared from eukaryotic cells by inducing a budding event with a chemical stressor. The GPMVs are then isolated, and bilayers are labelled with fluorescent lipophilic tracers and incubated in a microplate with a membrane-active peptide. As the membranes become damaged and/or aggregate, the resulting fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between the two tracers increases and is measured periodically in a microplate. This approach offers a particularly useful way to detect perturbations when the membrane complexity is an important variable to consider. Additionally, it provides a way to kinetically detect damage to the plasma membrane, which can be correlated with the kinetics of peptide self-assembly or structural rearrangements. Key features • Allows testing of various peptide-membrane interaction conditions (peptide:phospholipid ratio, ionic strength, buffer, etc.) at once. • Uses intact plasma membrane vesicles that can be prepared from a variety of cell lines. • Can offer comparable throughput as with traditional synthetic lipid models (e.g., dye-encapsulated liposomes).
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- Mathew Sebastiao
- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- PROTEO, Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Alzheimer Research Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- PROTEO, Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- PROTEO, Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Nguyen N, Lewis A, Pham T, Sikazwe D, Cheng KH. Exploring the Role of Anionic Lipid Nanodomains in the Membrane Disruption and Protein Folding of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Oligomers on Lipid Membrane Surfaces Using Multiscale Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Molecules 2023; 28:4191. [PMID: 37241931 PMCID: PMC10223233 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28104191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The aggregation of human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (hIAPP) on cell membranes is linked to amyloid diseases. However, the physio-chemical mechanisms of how these hIAPP aggregates trigger membrane damage are unclear. Using coarse-grained and all-atom molecular dynamics simulations, we investigated the role of lipid nanodomains in the presence or absence of anionic lipids, phosphatidylserine (PS), and a ganglioside (GM1), in the membrane disruption and protein folding behaviors of hIAPP aggregates on phase-separated raft membranes. Our raft membranes contain liquid-ordered (Lo), liquid-disordered (Ld), mixed Lo/Ld (Lod), PS-cluster, and GM1-cluster nanosized domains. We observed that hIAPP aggregates bound to the Lod domain in the absence of anionic lipids, but also to the GM1-cluster- and PS-cluster-containing domains, with stronger affinity in the presence of anionic lipids. We discovered that L16 and I26 are the lipid anchoring residues of hIAPP binding to the Lod and PS-cluster domains. Finally, significant lipid acyl chain order disruption in the annular lipid shells surrounding the membrane-bound hIAPP aggregates and protein folding, particularly beta-sheet formation, in larger protein aggregates were evident. We propose that the interactions of hIAPP and both non-anionic and anionic lipid nanodomains represent key molecular events of membrane damage associated with the pathogenesis of amyloid diseases.
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- Ngoc Nguyen
- Physics Department, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX 78212, USA; (N.N.); (T.P.)
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- Neuroscience Department, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX 78212, USA;
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- Physics Department, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX 78212, USA; (N.N.); (T.P.)
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Feik School of Pharmacy, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA;
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- Physics Department, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX 78212, USA; (N.N.); (T.P.)
- Neuroscience Department, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX 78212, USA;
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Lewis A, Pham T, Nguyen N, Graf A, Cheng KH. Lipid domain boundary triggers membrane damage and protein folding of human islet amyloid polypeptide in the early pathogenesis of amyloid diseases. Biophys Chem 2023; 296:106993. [PMID: 36898349 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2023.106993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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The misfolding and self-aggregation of human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (hIAPP) are linked to the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the mechanism of how the disordered hIAPP aggregates trigger membrane damage leading to the loss of Islet cells in T2D is unknown. Using coarse-grained (CG) and all-atom (AA) molecular dynamics simulations, we have investigated the membrane-disruption behaviors of hIAPP oligomers on the phase-separated lipid nanodomains that mimic the highly heterogeneous lipid raft structures of cell membranes. Our results revealed that hIAPP oligomers preferentially bind to the liquid-ordered and liquid-disordered domain boundary around two hydrophobic residues at L16 and I26, and lipid acyl chain order disruption and beta-sheet formation occur upon hIAPP binding to the membrane surface. We propose that the lipid order disruption and surface-induced beta-sheet formation on the lipid domain boundary represent the early molecular events of membrane damage associated with the early pathogenesis of T2D.
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- Amber Lewis
- Neuroscience Dept., Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Physics Dept., Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Physics Dept., Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Physics Dept., Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Neuroscience Dept., Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, USA; Physics Dept., Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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Ivankov O, Kondela T, Dushanov EB, Ermakova EV, Murugova TN, Soloviov D, Kuklin AI, Kučerka N. Cholesterol and melatonin regulated membrane fluidity does not affect the membrane breakage triggered by amyloid-beta peptide. Biophys Chem 2023; 298:107023. [PMID: 37148823 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2023.107023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We have studied by means of small angle neutron scattering and diffraction, and molecular dynamics simulations the effect of lipid membrane fluidity on the amyloid-beta peptide interactions with the membrane. These interactions have been discovered previously to trigger the reorganization of model membranes between unilamellar vesicles and planar membranes (bicelle-like structures) during the lipid phase transition. The morphology changes were taking place in rigid membranes prepared of fully saturated lipids and were proposed to play a role in the onset of amyloid related disorders. We show in this study that the replacement of fully saturated lipids by more fluid mono-unsaturated lipids eliminates the mentioned morphology changes, most likely due to the absence of phase transition within the temperature range investigated. We have therefore controlled the membrane rigidity also while ensuring the presence of membrane phase transition within the biologically relevant temperatures. It was done by the addition of melatonin and/or cholesterol to the initial membranes made of saturated lipids. Small angle neutron scattering experiments performed over a range of cholesterol and melatonin concentrations show their distinctive effects on the local membrane structure only. The cholesterol for example affects the membrane curvature such that spontaneously formed unilamellar vesicles are of much larger sizes than those formed by the neat lipid membranes or membranes with melatonin added. The temperature dependent experiments, however, reveal no influence on the previously discovered membrane breakage whether cholesterol or melatonin have been added.
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- O Ivankov
- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia.
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava 842 48, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg Outstation c/o DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia; Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny 141701, Russia
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia; Department of Physical Chemistry of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava SK-832 32, Slovakia.
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de Bruyn E, Dorn AE, Zimmermann O, Rossetti G. SPEADI: Accelerated Analysis of IDP-Ion Interactions from MD-Trajectories. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:biology12040581. [PMID: 37106781 PMCID: PMC10135740 DOI: 10.3390/biology12040581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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The disordered nature of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins (IDPs) makes their structural ensembles particularly susceptible to changes in chemical environmental conditions, often leading to an alteration of their normal functions. A Radial Distribution Function (RDF) is considered a standard method for characterizing the chemical environment surrounding particles during atomistic simulations, commonly averaged over an entire or part of a trajectory. Given their high structural variability, such averaged information might not be reliable for IDPs. We introduce the Time-Resolved Radial Distribution Function (TRRDF), implemented in our open-source Python package SPEADI, which is able to characterize dynamic environments around IDPs. We use SPEADI to characterize the dynamic distribution of ions around the IDPs Alpha-Synuclein (AS) and Humanin (HN) from Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations, and some of their selected mutants, showing that local ion-residue interactions play an important role in the structures and behaviors of IDPs.
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- Emile de Bruyn
- Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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- Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Computational Biomedicine, Institute for Advanced Simulation IAS-5 and Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine INM-9, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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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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Elenbaas BO, Kremsreiter SM, Khemtemourian L, Killian JA, Sinnige T. Fibril elongation by human islet amyloid polypeptide is the main event linking aggregation to membrane damage. BBA ADVANCES 2023; 3:100083. [PMID: 37082256 PMCID: PMC10074975 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadva.2023.100083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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The aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) is linked to the death of pancreatic β-cells in type II diabetes. The process of fibril formation by hIAPP is thought to cause membrane damage, but the precise mechanisms are still unclear. Previously, we showed that the aggregation of hIAPP in the presence of membranes containing anionic lipids is dominated by secondary nucleation events, which occur at the interface between existing fibrils and the membrane surface. Here, we used vesicles with different lipid composition to explore the connection between hIAPP aggregation and vesicle leakage. We found that different anionic lipids promote hIAPP aggregation to the same extent, whereas remarkably stochastic behaviour is observed on purely zwitterionic membranes. Vesicle leakage induced by hIAPP consists of two distinct phases for any of the used membrane compositions: (i) an initial phase in which hIAPP binding causes a certain level of leakage that is strongly dependent on osmotic conditions, membrane composition and the used dye, and (ii) a main leakage event that we attribute to elongation of hIAPP fibrils, based on seeded experiments. Altogether, our results shed more light on the relationship between hIAPP fibril formation and membrane damage, and strongly suggest that oligomeric intermediates do not considerably contribute to vesicle leakage.
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- Barend O.W. Elenbaas
- Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Chemistry & Biology of Membranes & Nanoobjects (CBMN), CNRS UMR5248, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, allée Geoffroy St-Hilaire, 33600, Pessac, France
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- Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Corresponding author.
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Cross interactions between Apolipoprotein E and amyloid proteins in neurodegenerative diseases. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2023; 21:1189-1204. [PMID: 36817952 PMCID: PMC9932299 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Three common Apolipoprotein E isoforms, ApoE2, ApoE3, and ApoE4, are key regulators of lipid homeostasis, among other functions. Apolipoprotein E can interact with amyloid proteins. The isoforms differ by one or two residues at positions 112 and 158, and possess distinct structural conformations and functions, leading to isoform-specific roles in amyloid-based neurodegenerative diseases. Over 30 different amyloid proteins have been found to share similar characteristics of structure and toxicity, suggesting a common interactome. The molecular and genetic interactions of ApoE with amyloid proteins have been extensively studied in neurodegenerative diseases, but have not yet been well connected and clarified. Here we summarize essential features of the interactions between ApoE and different amyloid proteins, identify gaps in the understanding of the interactome and propose the general interaction mechanism between ApoE isoforms and amyloid proteins. Perhaps more importantly, this review outlines what we can learn from the interactome of ApoE and amyloid proteins; that is the need to see both ApoE and amyloid proteins as a basis to understand neurodegenerative diseases.
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Guo F, Wang J, Zhou J, Qian K, Qu H, Liu P, Zhai S. All-atom molecular dynamics simulations of the combined effects of different phospholipids and cholesterol content on electroporation. RSC Adv 2022; 12:24491-24500. [PMID: 36128384 PMCID: PMC9425445 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03895a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The electroporation mechanism could be related to the composition of the plasma membrane, and the combined effect of different phospholipid molecules and cholesterol content on electroporation has rarely been studied nor conclusions drawn. In this paper, we applied all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study the effects of phospholipids and cholesterol content on bilayer membrane electroporation. The palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylcholine (POPC) model, palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (POPE) model, and a 1 : 1 mixed model of POPC and POPE called PEPC, were the three basic models used. An electric field of 0.45 V nm-1 was applied to nine models, which were the three basic models, each with three different cholesterol content values of 0%, 24%, and 40%. The interfacial water molecules moved under the electric field and, once the first water bridge formed, the rest of the water molecules would dramatically flood into the membrane. The simulation showed that a rapid rise in the Z-component of the average dipole moment of the interfacial water molecules (Z-DM) indicated the occurrence of electroporation, and the same increment of Z-DM represented a similar change in the size of the water bridge. With the same cholesterol content, the formation of the first water bridge was the most rapid in the POPC model, regarding the average electroporation time (t ep), and the average t ep of the PEPC model was close to that of the POPE model. We speculate that the differences in membrane thickness and initial number of hydrogen bonds of the interfacial water molecules affect the average t ep for different membrane compositions. Our results reveal the influence of membrane composition on the electroporation mechanism at the molecular level.
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- Fei Guo
- Institute of Ecological Safety, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Chongqing 400065 China
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- Institute of Ecological Safety, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Chongqing 400065 China
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- Institute of Ecological Safety, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Chongqing 400065 China
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- Institute of Ecological Safety, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Chongqing 400065 China
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- Institute of Ecological Safety, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Chongqing 400065 China
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- Institute of Ecological Safety, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Chongqing 400065 China
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- Institute of Ecological Safety, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Chongqing 400065 China
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Wongsirojkul N, Masuta A, Shimokawa N, Takagi M. Control of Line Tension at Phase-Separated Lipid Domain Boundaries: Monounsaturated Fatty Acids with Different Chain Lengths and Osmotic Pressure. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12080781. [PMID: 36005696 PMCID: PMC9415386 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12080781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Line tension at phase-separated lipid domain boundaries is an important factor that governs the stability of the phase separation. We studied the control of the line tension in lipid membranes composed of dioleoylphosphocholine (DOPC), dipalmitoylphosphocholine (DPPC), and cholesterol (Chol) by the addition of the following three monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) with different chain lengths: palmitoleic acid (PaA), oleic acid (OA), and eicosenoic acid (EiA). In addition, we attempted to alter the line tension by applying osmotic pressure. The phase behavior of the MUFA-containing lipid membranes in the presence and absence of osmotic stress was observed by fluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy. The line tension was quantitatively measured from the domain boundary fluctuation by flicker spectroscopy, and the interactions between the lipids and MUFAs were examined by differential scanning calorimetry. PaA and OA, which are shorter MUFAs, decreased the line tension, whereas EiA changed the liquid domain to a solid domain. The osmotic pressure increased the line tension, even in the presence of MUFAs. It may be possible to control the line tension by combining the chemical approach of MUFA addition and the physical approach of applying osmotic pressure.
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- Correspondence: (N.S.); (M.T.); Tel.: +81-761-51-1650 (M.T.)
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Tempra C, Scollo F, Pannuzzo M, Lolicato F, La Rosa C. A unifying framework for amyloid-mediated membrane damage: The lipid-chaperone hypothesis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2022; 1870:140767. [PMID: 35144022 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2022.140767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Over the past thirty years, researchers have highlighted the role played by a class of proteins or polypeptides that forms pathogenic amyloid aggregates in vivo, including i) the amyloid Aβ peptide, which is known to form senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease; ii) α-synuclein, responsible for Lewy body formation in Parkinson's disease and iii) IAPP, which is the protein component of type 2 diabetes-associated islet amyloids. These proteins, known as intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), are present as highly dynamic conformational ensembles. IDPs can partially (mis) fold into (dys) functional conformations and accumulate as amyloid aggregates upon interaction with other cytosolic partners such as proteins or lipid membranes. In addition, an increasing number of reports link the toxicity of amyloid proteins to their harmful effects on membrane integrity. Still, the molecular mechanism underlying the amyloidogenic proteins transfer from the aqueous environment to the hydrocarbon core of the membrane is poorly understood. This review starts with a historical overview of the toxicity models of amyloidogenic proteins to contextualize the more recent lipid-chaperone hypothesis. Then, we report the early molecular-level events in the aggregation and ion-channel pore formation of Aβ, IAPP, and α-synuclein interacting with model membranes, emphasizing the complexity of these processes due to their different spatial-temporal resolutions. Next, we underline the need for a combined experimental and computational approach, focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of the most commonly used techniques. Finally, the last two chapters highlight the crucial role of lipid-protein complexes as molecular switches among ion-channel-like formation, detergent-like, and fibril formation mechanisms and their implication in fighting amyloidogenic diseases.
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- Carmelo Tempra
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Prague, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy.
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Molecular Mechanisms of Amylin Turnover, Misfolding and Toxicity in the Pancreas. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27031021. [PMID: 35164285 PMCID: PMC8838401 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27031021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Amyloidosis is a common pathological event in which proteins self-assemble into misfolded soluble and insoluble molecular forms, oligomers and fibrils that are often toxic to cells. Notably, aggregation-prone human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP), or amylin, is a pancreatic hormone linked to islet β-cells demise in diabetics. The unifying mechanism by which amyloid proteins, including hIAPP, aggregate and kill cells is still matter of debate. The pathology of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by extracellular and intracellular accumulation of toxic hIAPP species, soluble oligomers and insoluble fibrils in pancreatic human islets, eventually leading to loss of β-cell mass. This review focuses on molecular, biochemical and cell-biology studies exploring molecular mechanisms of hIAPP synthesis, trafficking and degradation in the pancreas. In addition to hIAPP turnover, the dynamics and the mechanisms of IAPP–membrane interactions; hIAPP aggregation and toxicity in vitro and in situ; and the regulatory role of diabetic factors, such as lipids and cholesterol, in these processes are also discussed.
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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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Sahoo BR, Souders CL, Watanabe-Nakayama T, Deng Z, Linton H, Suladze S, Ivanova MI, Reif B, Ando T, Martyniuk CJ, Ramamoorthy A. Conformational Tuning of Amylin by Charged Styrene-Maleic-Acid Copolymers. J Mol Biol 2022; 434:167385. [PMID: 34883118 PMCID: PMC8752516 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.167385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Human amylin forms structurally heterogeneous amyloids that have been linked to type-2 diabetes. Thus, understanding the molecular interactions governing amylin aggregation can provide mechanistic insights in its pathogenic formation. Here, we demonstrate that fibril formation of amylin is altered by synthetic amphipathic copolymer derivatives of the styrene-maleic-acid (SMAQA and SMAEA). High-speed AFM is used to follow the real-time aggregation of amylin by observing the rapid formation of de novo globular oligomers and arrestment of fibrillation by the positively-charged SMAQA. We also observed an accelerated fibril formation in the presence of the negatively-charged SMAEA. These findings were further validated by fluorescence, SOFAST-HMQC, DOSY and STD NMR experiments. Conformational analysis by CD and FT-IR revealed that the SMA copolymers modulate the conformation of amylin aggregates. While the species formed with SMAQA are α-helical, the ones formed with SMAEA are rich in β-sheet structure. The interacting interfaces between SMAEA or SMAQA and amylin are mapped by NMR and microseconds all-atom MD simulation. SMAEA displayed π-π interaction with Phe23, electrostatic π-cation interaction with His18 and hydrophobic packing with Ala13 and Val17; whereas SMAQA showed a selective interaction with amylin's C terminus (residues 31-37) that belongs to one of the two β-sheet regions (residues 14-19 and 31-36) involved in amylin fibrillation. Toxicity analysis showed both SMA copolymers to be non-toxic in vitro and the amylin species formed with the copolymers showed minimal deformity to zebrafish embryos. Together, this study demonstrates that chemical tools, such as copolymers, can be used to modulate amylin aggregation, alter the conformation of species.
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- Bikash R Sahoo
- Biophysics Program, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Biophysics Program, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching 85748, Germany
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- Biophysics Program, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching 85748, Germany
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- Bio-AFM Frontier Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 9201192, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Biophysics Program, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Amyloidogenicity of peptides targeting diabetes and obesity. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 209:112157. [PMID: 34715595 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.112157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Since the discovery of insulin, a century ago, the repertoire of therapeutic polypeptides targeting diabetes - and now also obesity - have increased substantially. The focus on quality has shifted from impure and unstable preparations of animal insulin to highly pure, homologous recombinant insulin, along with other peptide-based hormones and analogs such as amylin analogs (pramlintide, davalintide, cagrilintide), glucagon and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1, liraglutide, exenatide, semaglutide). Proper formulation, storage, manipulation and usage by professionals and patients are required in order to avoid agglomeration into high molecular weight products (HMWP), either amorphous or amyloid, which could result in potential loss of biological activity and short- or long-term immune reaction and silent inactivation. In this narrative review, we present perspective of the aggregation of therapeutic polypeptides used in diabetes and other metabolic diseases, covering the nature and mechanisms, analytical techniques, physical and chemical stability, strategies aimed to hamper the formation of HMWP, and perspectives on future biopharmaceutical developments.
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Divakara MB, Ashwini R, Santosh MS, Priyanka M, Ravikumar CR, Viswanatha R, Murthy HCA. Early-stage culprit in protein misfolding diseases investigated using electrochemical parameters: New insights over peptide-membrane interactions. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 142:111964. [PMID: 34329823 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The dysfunctioning of β-cells caused by the unspecific misfolding of the human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) at the membrane results in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Here, we report for the first time, the early-stage interaction of hIAPP oligomers on the DMPC (1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) lipid membrane using electrochemical parameters. Electrochemical techniques are better than other techniques to detect hIAPP at significantly lower concentrations. The surface level interactions between the peptide (hIAPP) and lipid membrane (DMPC) were investigated using atomic force microscopy (AFM), confocal microscopy (CM) and electrochemical techniques such as Tafel polarization, cyclic voltammetry (CV), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Inserting IAPP into the fluid domains results in breaking the lipid-to-lipid interaction, leading to restriction of membrane mobility. The SLateral values of the liposome and IAPP co-solubilized liposome indicates the cooperative insertion of IAPP. Further, a new method of immobilizing a membrane to the gold surface has been employed, resulting in an electrical contact with the buffer, preventing the direct utilization of a steady-state voltage across the bilayer. The electrochemical studies revealed that the charge transfer resistance decreased for 3-mercaptopropanoic acid modified gold (MPA-Au) electrode coated with the liposome and after the addition of IAPP, followed by an increase in the capacitance. The present study has opened up new dimensions to the understanding of peptide-membrane interactions and shows different experimental approaches for the future researchers in this domain.
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- M B Divakara
- Centre for Incubation, Innovation, Research and Consultancy (CIIRC), Jyothy Institute of Technology (Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum), Thataguni, Off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru 560082, Karnataka, India
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- Centre for Incubation, Innovation, Research and Consultancy (CIIRC), Jyothy Institute of Technology (Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum), Thataguni, Off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru 560082, Karnataka, India
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- Centre for Incubation, Innovation, Research and Consultancy (CIIRC), Jyothy Institute of Technology (Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum), Thataguni, Off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru 560082, Karnataka, India.
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- East Point college of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (affiliated to RGUHS), Jnana Prabha, Virgonagar Post, Bidrahalli, Bengaluru 560049, Karnataka, India
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- Research Centre, Department of Science, East West Institute of Technology, Bengaluru 560091, India
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- Centre for Incubation, Innovation, Research and Consultancy (CIIRC), Jyothy Institute of Technology (Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum), Thataguni, Off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru 560082, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Applied Natural Science, Adama Science and Technology University, P O Box 1888, Adama, Ethiopia.
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Babych M, Nguyen PT, Côté-Cyr M, Kihal N, Quittot N, Golizeh M, Sleno L, Bourgault S. Site-Specific Alkylation of the Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Accelerates Self-Assembly and Potentiates Perturbation of Lipid Membranes. Biochemistry 2021; 60:2285-2299. [PMID: 34264642 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The accumulation of insoluble amyloids in the pancreatic islets is a pathological hallmark of type II diabetes and correlates closely with the loss of β-cell mass. The predominant component of these amyloid deposits is the islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP). The factors contributing to the conversion of IAPP from a monomeric bioactive peptide hormone into insoluble amyloid fibrils remain partially elusive. In this study, we investigated the effect of the oxidative non-enzymatic post-translational modification induced by the reactive metabolite 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) on IAPP aggregation and cytotoxicity. Incubation of IAPP with exogenous HNE accelerated its self-assembly into β-sheet fibrils and led to the formation of a Michael adduct on the His-18 side chain. To model this covalent modification, the imidazole N(π) position of histidine was alkylated using a close analogue of HNE, the octyl chain. IAPP lipidated at His-18 showed a hastened random coil-to-β-sheet conformational conversion into fibrillar assemblies with a distinct morphology, a low level of binding to thioflavin T, and a high surface hydrophobicity. Introducing an octyl chain on His-18 enhanced the ability of the peptide to perturb synthetic lipid vesicles, to permeabilize the plasma membrane, and to induce the death of pancreatic β-cells. Alkylated IAPP triggered the self-assembly of unmodified IAPP by prompting primary nucleation and increased its capacity to perturb the plasma membrane, indicating that only a small proportion of the modified peptide is necessary to shift the balance toward the formation of proteotoxic species. This study underlines the importance of studying IAPP post-translational modifications induced by oxidative metabolites in the context of pancreatic amyloids.
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- Margaryta Babych
- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal H3C 3P8, Canada.,Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, http://proteo.ca/en/
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal H3C 3P8, Canada.,Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, http://proteo.ca/en/
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal H3C 3P8, Canada.,Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, http://proteo.ca/en/
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal H3C 3P8, Canada.,Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, http://proteo.ca/en/
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal H3C 3P8, Canada.,Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, http://proteo.ca/en/
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- Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Concordia University of Edmonton, Edmonton, AB T5B 4E4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal H3C 3P8, Canada.,Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, http://proteo.ca/en/
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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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Christensen M, Berglund NA, Schiøtt B. The Effect of Cholesterol on Membrane-Bound Islet Amyloid Polypeptide. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:657946. [PMID: 33968989 PMCID: PMC8100463 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.657946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is a proposed cause of the decreased beta-cell mass in patients with type-II diabetes. The molecular composition of the cell-membrane is important for regulating IAPP cytotoxicity and aggregation. Cholesterol is present at high concentrations in the pancreatic beta-cells, and in-vitro experiments have indicated that it affects the amyloid formation of IAPP either by direct interactions or by changing the properties of the membrane. In this study we apply atomistic, unbiased molecular dynamics simulations at a microsecond timescale to investigate the effect of cholesterol on membrane bound IAPP. Simulations were performed with various combinations of cholesterol, phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylserine (PS) lipids. In all simulations, the helical structure of monomer IAPP was stabilized by the membrane. We found that cholesterol decreased the insertion depth of IAPP compared to pure phospholipid membranes, while PS lipids counteract the effect of cholesterol. The aggregation propensity has previously been proposed to correlate with the insertion depth of IAPP, which we found to decrease with the increased ordering of the lipids induced by cholesterol. Cholesterol is depleted in the vicinity of IAPP, and thus our results suggest that the effect of cholesterol is indirect.
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- Mikkel Christensen
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Protein aggregation and amyloid formation are pathogenic events underlying the development of an increasingly large number of human diseases named “proteinopathies”. Abnormal accumulation in affected tissues of amyloid β (Aβ) peptide, islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), and the prion protein, to mention a few, are involved in the occurrence of Alzheimer’s (AD), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and prion diseases, respectively. Many reports suggest that the toxic properties of amyloid aggregates are correlated with their ability to damage cell membranes. However, the molecular mechanisms causing toxic amyloid/membrane interactions are still far to be completely elucidated. This review aims at describing the mutual relationships linking abnormal protein conformational transition and self-assembly into amyloid aggregates with membrane damage. A cross-correlated analysis of all these closely intertwined factors is thought to provide valuable insights for a comprehensive molecular description of amyloid diseases and, in turn, the design of effective therapies.
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Milardi D, Gazit E, Radford SE, Xu Y, Gallardo RU, Caflisch A, Westermark GT, Westermark P, Rosa CL, Ramamoorthy A. Proteostasis of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide: A Molecular Perspective of Risk Factors and Protective Strategies for Type II Diabetes. Chem Rev 2021; 121:1845-1893. [PMID: 33427465 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The possible link between hIAPP accumulation and β-cell death in diabetic patients has inspired numerous studies focusing on amyloid structures and aggregation pathways of this hormone. Recent studies have reported on the importance of early oligomeric intermediates, the many roles of their interactions with lipid membrane, pH, insulin, and zinc on the mechanism of aggregation of hIAPP. The challenges posed by the transient nature of amyloid oligomers, their structural heterogeneity, and the complex nature of their interaction with lipid membranes have resulted in the development of a wide range of biophysical and chemical approaches to characterize the aggregation process. While the cellular processes and factors activating hIAPP-mediated cytotoxicity are still not clear, it has recently been suggested that its impaired turnover and cellular processing by proteasome and autophagy may contribute significantly toward toxic hIAPP accumulation and, eventually, β-cell death. Therefore, studies focusing on the restoration of hIAPP proteostasis may represent a promising arena for the design of effective therapies. In this review we discuss the current knowledge of the structures and pathology associated with hIAPP self-assembly and point out the opportunities for therapy that a detailed biochemical, biophysical, and cellular understanding of its aggregation may unveil.
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- Danilo Milardi
- Istituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via P. Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zürich, Zürich CH-8057, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Biophysics, Department of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 41809-1055, United States
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Ermilova I, Swenson J. DOPC versus DOPE as a helper lipid for gene-therapies: molecular dynamics simulations with DLin-MC3-DMA. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:28256-28268. [PMID: 33295352 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05111j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ionizable lipids are important compounds of modern therapeutic lipid nano-particles (LNPs). One of the most promising ionizable lipids (or amine lipids) is DLin-MC3-DMA. Depending on their pharmaceutical application these LNPs can also contain various helper lipids, such as phospho- and pegylated lipids, cholesterol and nucleic acids as a cargo. Due to their complex compositions the structures of these therapeutics have not been refined properly. Therefore, the role of each lipid in the pharmacological properties of LNPs has not been determined. In this work an atomistic model for the neutral form of DLin-MC3-DMA was derived and all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were carried out in order to investigate the effect of the phospholipid headgroup on the possible properties of the shell-membranes of LNPs. Bilayers containing either DOPC or DOPE lipids at two different ratios of DLin-MC3-DMA (5 mol% and 15 mol%) were constructed and simulated at neutral pH 7.4. The results from the analysis of MD trajectories revealed that DOPE lipid headgroups associated strongly with lipid tails and carbonyl oxygens of DLin-MC3-DMA, while for DOPC lipid headgroups no significant associations were observed. Furthermore, the strong associations between DOPE and DLin-MC3-DMA result in the positioning of DLin-MC3-DMA at the surface of the membrane. Such an interplay between the lipids slows down the lateral diffusion of all simulated bilayers, where a more dramatic decrease of the diffusion rate is observed in membranes with DOPE. This can explain the low water penetration of lipid bilayers with phosphatidylethanolamines and, probably, can relate to the bad transfection properties of LNPs with DOPE and DLin-MC3-DMA.
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- Inna Ermilova
- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Saghir AE, Farrugia G, Vassallo N. The human islet amyloid polypeptide in protein misfolding disorders: Mechanisms of aggregation and interaction with biomembranes. Chem Phys Lipids 2020; 234:105010. [PMID: 33227292 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.105010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP), otherwise known as amylin, is a 37-residue peptide hormone which is reported to be a common factor in protein misfolding disorders such as type-2 diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, due to deposition of insoluble hIAPP amyloid in the pancreas and brain. Multiple studies point to the importance of the peptide's interaction with biological membranes and the cytotoxicity of hIAPP species. Here, we discuss the aggregation pathways of hIAPP amyloid fibril formation and focus on the complex interplay between membrane-mediated assembly of hIAPP and the associated mechanisms of membrane damage caused by the peptide species. Mitochondrial membranes, which are unique in their lipid composition, are proposed as prime targets for the early intracellular formation of hIAPP toxic entities. We suggest that future studies should include more physiologically-relevant and in-cell studies to allow a more accurate model of in vivo interactions. Finally, we underscore an urgent need for developing effective therapeutic strategies aimed at hindering hIAPP-phospholipid interactions.
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- Adam El Saghir
- Dept. of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta; Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Dept. of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta; Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Dept. of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta; Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
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Bishoyi AK, Roham PH, Rachineni K, Save S, Hazari MA, Sharma S, Kumar A. Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) - a curse in type II diabetes mellitus: insights from structure and toxicity studies. Biol Chem 2020; 402:133-153. [PMID: 33544470 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2020-0174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) or amylin, a neuroendocrine peptide hormone, is known to misfold and form amyloidogenic aggregates that have been observed in the pancreas of 90% subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Under normal physiological conditions, hIAPP is co-stored and co-secreted with insulin; however, under chronic hyperglycemic conditions associated with T2DM, the overexpression of hIAPP occurs that has been associated with the formation of amyloid deposits; as well as the death and dysfunction of pancreatic β-islets in T2DM. Hitherto, various biophysical and structural studies have shown that during this process of aggregation, the peptide conformation changes from random structure to helix, then to β-sheet, subsequently to cross β-sheets, which finally form left-handed helical aggregates. The intermediates, formed during this process, have been shown to induce higher cytotoxicity in the β-cells by inducing cell membrane disruption, endoplasmic reticulum stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, islet inflammation, and DNA damage. As a result, several research groups have attempted to target both hIAPP aggregation phenomenon and the destabilization of preformed fibrils as a therapeutic intervention for T2DM management. In this review, we have summarized structural aspects of various forms of hIAPP viz. monomer, oligomers, proto-filaments, and fibrils of hIAPP. Subsequently, cellular toxicity caused by toxic conformations of hIAPP has been elaborated upon. Finally, the need for performing structural and toxicity studies in vivo to fill in the gap between the structural and cellular aspects has been discussed.
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- Ajit Kumar Bishoyi
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University (Formerly University of Pune), Ganeshkhind, Pune, 411007, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University (Formerly University of Pune), Ganeshkhind, Pune, 411007, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, Maharashtra, India
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Wu MH, Chan AC, Tu LH. Role of lysine residue of islet amyloid polypeptide in fibril formation, membrane binding, and inhibitor binding. Biochimie 2020; 177:153-163. [PMID: 32860895 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2020.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The aggregation of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is implicated in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). In T2D, this peptide aggregates to form amyloid fibrils; the mechanism responsible for islet amyloid formation is unclear. However, it is known that the aggregation propensity of IAPP is highly related to its primary sequence. Several residues have been suggested to be critical in modulating IAPP amyloid formation, but role of the sole lysine residue at position 1 (Lys-1) in IAPP has not been discussed. In our previous study, we found that glycated IAPP can form amyloid faster than normal IAPP and induce normal IAPP to expedite the aggregation process. To gain more insight into the contribution of Lys-1 in the kinetics of fibril formation, we synthesized another two IAPP variants, K1E-IAPP and K1Nle-IAPP, in which the Lys residue was mutated to glutamate and norleucine, respectively. Interestingly, we observed that the negative or neutral charged side chain at this position was preferred for amyloid formation. The findings suggested this residue may take part in the inter- or intra-molecular interaction during IAPP aggregation, even though it was proposed not to be in part of fibril core structure. Our data also revealed that the inhibitory mechanism of some inhibitors for IAPP aggregation require reaction with Lys-1. Modifications of Lys-1, such as protein glycation, may affect the effectiveness of the inhibitory action of some potential drugs in the treatment of amyloidosis.
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- Meng-Hsin Wu
- 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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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Maity D, Kumar S, AlHussein R, Gremer L, Howarth M, Karpauskaite L, Hoyer W, Magzoub M, Hamilton AD. Sub-stoichiometric inhibition of IAPP aggregation: a peptidomimetic approach to anti-amyloid agents. RSC Chem Biol 2020; 1:225-232. [PMID: 34458762 PMCID: PMC8341728 DOI: 10.1039/d0cb00086h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Membrane-catalysed misfolding of islet amyloid polypeptide is associated with the death of β-cells in type II diabetes (T2D). Most active compounds so far reported require high doses for inhibition of membrane bound IAPP fibrillation. Here, we describe a naphthalimide-appended oligopyridylamide-based α-helical mimetic, DM 1, for targeting membrane bound IAPP. DM 1 completely inhibits the aggregation of IAPP at doses of 0.2 equivalents. DM 1 is also effective at similarly low doses for inhibition of seed-catalyzed secondary nucleation. An NMR based study demonstrates that DM 1 modulates IAPP self-assembly by stabilizing and/or perturbing the N-terminus helix conformation. DM 1 at substoichiometric doses rescues rat insulinoma cells from IAPP-mediated cytotoxicity. Most importantly, 0.2 equivalents of DM 1 disaggregate preformed oligomers and fibrils and can reverse cytotoxicity by modulating toxic preformed oligomers and fibrils of IAPP into non-toxic conformations.
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- Debabrata Maity
- Department of Chemistry, New York University New York New York 10003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University New York New York 10003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University New York New York 10003 USA
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- Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf 40225 Düsseldorf Germany.,Institute of Complex Systems, Structural Biochemistry (ICS-6) Forschungszentrum Jülich 52425 Jülich Germany
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- Biology Program, New York University Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 129188, Saadiyat Island Campus Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
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- Biology Program, New York University Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 129188, Saadiyat Island Campus Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
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- Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf 40225 Düsseldorf Germany.,Institute of Complex Systems, Structural Biochemistry (ICS-6) Forschungszentrum Jülich 52425 Jülich Germany
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- Biology Program, New York University Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 129188, Saadiyat Island Campus Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University New York New York 10003 USA
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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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Amyloidogenic Intrinsically Disordered Proteins: New Insights into Their Self-Assembly and Their Interaction with Membranes. Life (Basel) 2020; 10:life10080144. [PMID: 32784399 PMCID: PMC7459996 DOI: 10.3390/life10080144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Aβ, IAPP, α-synuclein, and prion proteins belong to the amyloidogenic intrinsically disordered proteins’ family; indeed, they lack well defined secondary and tertiary structures. It is generally acknowledged that they are involved, respectively, in Alzheimer’s, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Parkinson’s, and Creutzfeldt–Jakob’s diseases. The molecular mechanism of toxicity is under intense debate, as many hypotheses concerning the involvement of the amyloid and the toxic oligomers have been proposed. However, the main role is represented by the interplay of protein and the cell membrane. Thus, the understanding of the interaction mechanism at the molecular level is crucial to shed light on the dynamics driving this phenomenon. There are plenty of factors influencing the interaction as mentioned above, however, the overall view is made trickier by the apparent irreproducibility and inconsistency of the data reported in the literature. Here, we contextualized this topic in a historical, and even more importantly, in a future perspective. We introduce two novel insights: the chemical equilibrium, always established in the aqueous phase between the free and the membrane phospholipids, as mediators of protein-transport into the core of the bilayer, and the symmetry-breaking of oligomeric aggregates forming an alternating array of partially ordered and disordered monomers.
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Wang X, Wang C, Chu H, Qin H, Wang D, Xu F, Ai X, Quan C, Li G, Qing G. Molecular chirality mediated amyloid formation on phospholipid surfaces. Chem Sci 2020; 11:7369-7378. [PMID: 34123018 PMCID: PMC8159450 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc02212h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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One of the neuropathological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the misfolding of amyloid-β to form amyloid aggregates, a process highly associated with biological membranes. However, how molecular chirality affects the amyloid formation on phospholipid surfaces has seldom been reported. Here, l- and d-aspartic acid-modified 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (l-/d-Asp–DPPE) is synthesized to construct chiral phospholipid bilayers. We discover that the l-Asp–DPPE liposomes slightly inhibit the Aβ(1–40) nucleation process but cannot affect the oligomer elongation process. By contrast, the d-Asp–DPPE liposomes strongly inhibit both nucleation and elongation of the peptide. Notably, l- and d-Asp–DPPE liposomes not only have good biocompatibility but can also rescue Aβ(1–40)-aggregation induced cytotoxicity with significant chiral discrimination, in which the cell viability is higher in the presence of d-Asp–DPPE liposomes. Mechanism analysis and molecular dynamics simulation clearly demonstrate that differential electrostatic interactions of Lys16 in Aβ(1–40) with l- or d-Asp on the phospholipid contribute to the remarkable chiral discrimination. This study provides a deeper understanding of the crucial amyloidosis process from the perspective of the chiral interface and reveals that the convergence of d-amino acids with the liposomes might be a feasible route for AD prevention. A remarkable inhibition effect and chiral discrimination are observed when the amyloid peptide aggregates on chiral phospholipid surfaces.![]()
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- Xue Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology 122 Luoshi Road Wuhan 430070 P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Design, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- Research Centre of Modern Analytical Technology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology Tianjin 300457 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University Dalian 116600 P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Design, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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Kytikova OY, Novgorodtseva TP, Denisenko YK, Antonyuk MV, Gvozdenko TA. Dysfunction of transient receptor potential ion channels as an important pathophysiological mechanism in asthma. RUSSIAN OPEN MEDICAL JOURNAL 2020. [DOI: 10.15275/rusomj.2020.0102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Asthma is a chronic heterogeneous disease characterized by chronic inflammation and bronchial hyperreactivity. Neurogenic inflammation is one of the important causes of hyperreactivity. Dysfunction of transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels underlies the development of neurogenic inflammation, bronchial hyperreactivity and respiratory symptoms of asthma such as bronchospasm and cough. TRP channels are expressed in the respiratory tract. Their activation is mediated by endogenous and exogenous factors involved in the pathogenesis of asthma. The study of functioning and regulation of TRP channels is relevant, as they could be important therapeutic targets for asthma. The aim of the review is to summarize modern ideas about the mechanisms of functioning and regulation of members of the TRP channel superfamily, the role of which in lung pathology and physiology are the best studied.
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- Oxana Yu. Kytikova
- Vladivostok Branch of Far Eastern Scientific Center of Physiology and Pathology of Respiration – Institute of Medical Climatology and Rehabilitative Treatment
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- Vladivostok Branch of Far Eastern Scientific Center of Physiology and Pathology of Respiration – Institute of Medical Climatology and Rehabilitative Treatment
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- Vladivostok Branch of Far Eastern Scientific Center of Physiology and Pathology of Respiration – Institute of Medical Climatology and Rehabilitative Treatment
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- Vladivostok Branch of Far Eastern Scientific Center of Physiology and Pathology of Respiration – Institute of Medical Climatology and Rehabilitative Treatment
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- Vladivostok Branch of Far Eastern Scientific Center of Physiology and Pathology of Respiration – Institute of Medical Climatology and Rehabilitative Treatment
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Kawahara M, Kato-Negishi M, Tanaka KI. Amyloids: Regulators of Metal Homeostasis in the Synapse. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25061441. [PMID: 32210005 PMCID: PMC7145306 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25061441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Conformational changes in amyloidogenic proteins, such as β-amyloid protein, prion proteins, and α-synuclein, play a critical role in the pathogenesis of numerous neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, prion disease, and Lewy body disease. The disease-associated proteins possess several common characteristics, including the ability to form amyloid oligomers with β-pleated sheet structure, as well as cytotoxicity, although they differ in amino acid sequence. Interestingly, these amyloidogenic proteins all possess the ability to bind trace metals, can regulate metal homeostasis, and are co-localized at the synapse, where metals are abundantly present. In this review, we discuss the physiological roles of these amyloidogenic proteins in metal homeostasis, and we propose hypothetical models of their pathogenetic role in the neurodegenerative process as the loss of normal metal regulatory functions of amyloidogenic proteins. Notably, these amyloidogenic proteins have the capacity to form Ca2+-permeable pores in membranes, suggestive of a toxic gain of function. Therefore, we focus on their potential role in the disruption of Ca2+ homeostasis in amyloid-associated neurodegenerative diseases.
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Ermilova I, Lyubartsev AP. Modelling of interactions between Aβ(25-35) peptide and phospholipid bilayers: effects of cholesterol and lipid saturation. RSC Adv 2020; 10:3902-3915. [PMID: 35492630 PMCID: PMC9048594 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06424a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aggregation of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides in neuronal membranes is a known promoter of Alzheimer’s disease. To gain insight into the molecular details of Aβ peptide aggregation and its effect on model neuronal membranes, we carried out molecular dynamics simulations of the Aβ(25–35) fragment of the amyloid precursor protein in phospholipid bilayers composed of either fully saturated or highly unsaturated lipids, in the presence or absence of cholesterol. It was found that the peptide does not penetrate through any of the considered membranes, but can reside in the headgroup region and upper part of the lipid tails showing a clear preference to a polyunsaturated cholesterol-free membrane. Due to the ordering and condensing effect upon addition of cholesterol, membranes become more rigid facilitating peptide aggregation on the surface. Except for the case of the cholesterol-free saturated lipid bilayer, the peptides have a small effect on the membrane structure and ordering. It was also found that the most “active” amino-acid for peptide–lipid and peptide–cholesterol interaction is methionine-35, followed by asparagine-27 and serine-26, which form hydrogen bonds between peptides and polar atoms of lipid headgroups. These amino acids are also primarily responsible for peptide aggregation. This work will be relevant for designing strategies to develop drugs to combat Alzheimer’s disease. Molecular dynamics simulations of Aβ(25–35) peptides in phospholipid bilayers are carried out to investigate the effect of polyunsaturated lipids and cholesterol on aggregation of the peptides. ![]()
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- Inna Ermilova
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden +46 8161193
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden +46 8161193
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Wille H, Dorosh L, Amidian S, Schmitt-Ulms G, Stepanova M. Combining molecular dynamics simulations and experimental analyses in protein misfolding. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2020; 118:33-110. [PMID: 31928730 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2019.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The fold of a protein determines its function and its misfolding can result in loss-of-function defects. In addition, for certain proteins their misfolding can lead to gain-of-function toxicities resulting in protein misfolding diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or the prion diseases. In all of these diseases one or more proteins misfold and aggregate into disease-specific assemblies, often in the form of fibrillar amyloid deposits. Most, if not all, protein misfolding diseases share a fundamental molecular mechanism that governs the misfolding and subsequent aggregation. A wide variety of experimental methods have contributed to our knowledge about misfolded protein aggregates, some of which are briefly described in this review. The misfolding mechanism itself is difficult to investigate, as the necessary timescale and resolution of the misfolding events often lie outside of the observable parameter space. Molecular dynamics simulations fill this gap by virtue of their intrinsic, molecular perspective and the step-by-step iterative process that forms the basis of the simulations. This review focuses on molecular dynamics simulations and how they combine with experimental analyses to provide detailed insights into protein misfolding and the ensuing diseases.
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- Holger Wille
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Comert F, Greenwood A, Maramba J, Acevedo R, Lucas L, Kulasinghe T, Cairns LS, Wen Y, Fu R, Hammer J, Blazyk J, Sukharev S, Cotten ML, Mihailescu M. The host-defense peptide piscidin P1 reorganizes lipid domains in membranes and decreases activation energies in mechanosensitive ion channels. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:18557-18570. [PMID: 31619519 PMCID: PMC6901303 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.010232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The host-defense peptide (HDP) piscidin 1 (P1), isolated from the mast cells of striped bass, has potent activities against bacteria, viruses, fungi, and cancer cells and can also modulate the activity of membrane receptors. Given its broad pharmacological potential, here we used several approaches to better understand its interactions with multicomponent bilayers representing models of bacterial (phosphatidylethanolamine (PE)/phosphatidylglycerol) and mammalian (phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol (PC/Chol)) membranes. Using solid-state NMR, we solved the structure of P1 bound to PC/Chol and compared it with that of P3, a less potent homolog. The comparison disclosed that although both peptides are interfacially bound and α-helical, they differ in bilayer orientations and depths of insertion, and these differences depend on bilayer composition. Although Chol is thought to make mammalian membranes less susceptible to HDP-mediated destabilization, we found that Chol does not affect the permeabilization effects of P1. X-ray diffraction experiments revealed that both piscidins produce a demixing effect in PC/Chol membranes by increasing the fraction of the Chol-depleted phase. Furthermore, P1 increased the temperature required for the lamellar-to-hexagonal phase transition in PE bilayers, suggesting that it imposes positive membrane curvature. Patch-clamp measurements on the inner Escherichia coli membrane showed that P1 and P3, at concentrations sufficient for antimicrobial activity, substantially decrease the activating tension for bacterial mechanosensitive channels. This indicated that piscidins can cause lipid redistribution and restructuring in the microenvironment near proteins. We conclude that the mechanism of piscidin's antimicrobial activity extends beyond simple membrane destabilization, helping to rationalize its broader spectrum of pharmacological effects.
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- Fatih Comert
- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850
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- Department of Applied Science, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
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- Biology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida 32310
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701
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- Biology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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- Department of Applied Science, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185.
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
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Sinézia C, Lima LMTR. Heterotropic Modulation of Amylin Fibrillation by Small Molecules: Implications for Formulative Designs. Protein J 2019; 39:10-20. [DOI: 10.1007/s10930-019-09877-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Ntarakas N, Ermilova I, Lyubartsev AP. Effect of lipid saturation on amyloid-beta peptide partitioning and aggregation in neuronal membranes: molecular dynamics simulations. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2019; 48:813-824. [PMID: 31655893 PMCID: PMC6853862 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-019-01407-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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- Nikolaos Ntarakas
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm's University, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm's University, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm's University, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden.
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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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Qiao Q, Wei G, Yao D, Song Z. Formation of α-helical and β-sheet structures in membrane-bound human IAPP monomer and the resulting membrane deformation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:20239-20251. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03151k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Upon adsorption on membrane, human IAPP monomer takes conformational changes from coils to α-helices and β-sheets. The helices inserted and β on surface cause different types of membrane deformation, implying two distinct aggregation mechanisms.
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- Qin Qiao
- Digital Medical Research Center
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200032
- China
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- Department of Physics
- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics
- Key Laboratory for Computational Physical Science (Ministry of Education)
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200438
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- Digital Medical Research Center
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200032
- China
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- Digital Medical Research Center
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200032
- China
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Trusova VM, Gorbenko GP. Membrane interactions of fibrillar lysozyme: Effect of lipid bilayer composition. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.10.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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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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Oh Y, Sung BJ. Facilitated and Non-Gaussian Diffusion of Cholesterol in Liquid Ordered Phase Bilayers Depends on the Flip-Flop and Spatial Arrangement of Cholesterol. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:6529-6535. [PMID: 30346769 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b02982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The diffusion of cholesterol in biological membranes is critical to cellular processes such as the formation of cholesterol-enriched domains. The cholesterol diffusion may be complicated especially when cholesterol flip-flops and/or stays at the membrane center. Understanding the diffusion mechanism of cholesterol at a molecular level should be, therefore, a topic of interest. We perform molecular dynamics simulations up to 100 μs for lipid bilayers with various concentrations of cholesterol. We find that cholesterol diffusion in the liquid ordered phase depends on whether it is within leaflets or at the bilayer center, is non-Gaussian for several microseconds, and is enhanced significantly compared to that of lipids. Cholesterol at the bilayer center diffuses fast, while cholesterol in the hydrocarbon region with upright orientation diffuses relatively slowly. Such position-dependent dynamics of cholesterol leads to facilitated and non-Gaussian diffusion.
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- Younghoon Oh
- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Basic Science , Sogang University , Seoul 04107 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Basic Science , Sogang University , Seoul 04107 , Republic of Korea
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Qian Z, Zou Y, Zhang Q, Chen P, Ma B, Wei G, Nussinov R. Atomistic-level study of the interactions between hIAPP protofibrils and membranes: Influence of pH and lipid composition. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2018; 1860:1818-1825. [PMID: 29428499 PMCID: PMC6408309 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The pathology of type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with the aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) and aggregation-mediated membrane disruption. The interactions of hIAPP aggregates with lipid membrane, as well as the effects of pH and lipid composition at the atomic level, remain elusive. Herein, using molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate the interactions of hIAPP protofibrillar oligomers with lipids, and the membrane perturbation that they induce, when they are partially inserted in an anionic dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylglycerol (DPPG) membrane or a mixed dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC)/DPPG (7:3) lipid bilayer under acidic/neutral pH conditions. We observed that the tilt angles and insertion depths of the hIAPP protofibril are strongly correlated with the pH and lipid composition. At neutral pH, the tilt angle and insertion depth of hIAPP protofibrils at a DPPG bilayer reach ~52° and ~1.62 nm with respect to the membrane surface, while they become ~77° and ~1.75 nm at a mixed DPPC/DPPG membrane. The calculated tilt angle of hIAPP at DPPG membrane is consistent with a recent chiral sum frequency generation spectroscopic study. The acidic pH induces a smaller tilt angle of ~40° and a shallower insertion depth (~1.24 nm) of hIAPP at the DPPG membrane surface, mainly due to protonation of His18 near the turn region. These differences mainly result from a combination of distinct electrostatic, van der Waals, hydrogen bonding and salt-bridge interactions between hIAPP and lipid bilayers. The hIAPP-membrane interaction energy analysis reveals that besides charged residues K1, R11 and H18, aromatic residues Phe15 and Phe23 also exhibit strong interactions with lipid bilayers, revealing the crucial role of aromatic residues in stabilizing the membrane-bound hIAPP protofibrils. hIAPP-membrane interactions disturb the lipid ordering and the local bilayer thickness around the peptides. Our results provide atomic-level information of membrane interaction of hIAPP protofibrils, revealing pH-dependent and membrane-modulated hIAPP aggregation at the early stage.
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- Zhenyu Qian
- Key Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences (Ministry of Education) and School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China; Department of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Surface physics, Key Laboratory for Computational Physical Science (Ministry of Education), and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures (Nanjing), Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- College of Physical Education and Training, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
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- College of Physical Education and Training, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences (Ministry of Education) and School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Basic Science Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Cancer and Inflammation Program, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, United States
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- Department of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Surface physics, Key Laboratory for Computational Physical Science (Ministry of Education), and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures (Nanjing), Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Basic Science Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Cancer and Inflammation Program, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, United States; Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Sackler School of Medicine, Sackler Institute of Molecular Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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