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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; 146:25513-25526. [PMID: 39225636 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05297] [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: 09/04/2024]
Abstract
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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Esser N, Hogan MF, Templin AT, Akter R, Fountaine BS, Castillo JJ, El-Osta A, Manathunga L, Zhyvoloup A, Raleigh DP, Zraika S, Hull RL, Kahn SE. The islet tissue plasminogen activator/plasmin system is upregulated with human islet amyloid polypeptide aggregation and protects beta cells from aggregation-induced toxicity. Diabetologia 2024; 67:1897-1911. [PMID: 39245780 PMCID: PMC11410534 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-024-06161-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
Abstract
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Apart from its fibrinolytic activity, the tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)/plasmin system has been reported to cleave the peptide amyloid beta, attenuating brain amyloid deposition in Alzheimer's disease. As aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) is toxic to beta cells, we sought to determine whether activation of the fibrinolytic system can also reduce islet amyloid deposition and its cytotoxic effects, which are both observed in type 2 diabetes. METHODS The expression of Plat (encoding tPA) and plasmin activity were measured in isolated islets from amyloid-prone hIAPP transgenic mice or non-transgenic control islets expressing non-amyloidogenic mouse islet amyloid polypeptide cultured in the absence or presence of the amyloid inhibitor Congo Red. Plat expression was also determined in hIAPP-treated primary islet endothelial cells, bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM) and INS-1 cells, in order to determine the islet cell type(s) producing tPA in response to hIAPP aggregation. Cell-free thioflavin-T assays and MS were used to respectively monitor hIAPP aggregation kinetics and investigate plasmin cleavage of hIAPP. Cell viability was assessed in INS-1 beta cells treated with hIAPP with or without plasmin. Finally, to confirm the findings in human samples, PLAT expression was measured in freshly isolated islets from donors with and without type 2 diabetes. RESULTS In isolated islets from transgenic mice, islet Plat expression and plasmin activity increased significantly with the process of amyloid deposition (p≤0.01, n=5); these effects were not observed in islets from non-transgenic mice and were blocked by Congo Red (p≤0.01, n=4). In response to hIAPP exposure, Plat expression increased in BMDM and INS-1 cells vs vehicle-treated cells (p≤0.05, n=4), but not in islet endothelial cells. Plasmin reduced hIAPP fibril formation in a dose-dependent manner in a cell-free system, and restored hIAPP-induced loss of cell viability in INS-1 beta cells (p≤0.01, n=5). Plasmin cleaved monomeric hIAPP, inducing a rapid decrease in the abundance of full-length hIAPP and the appearance of hIAPP 1-11 and 12-37 fragments. hIAPP 12-37, which contains the critical amyloidogenic region, was not toxic to INS-1 cells. Finally, PLAT expression was significantly increased by 2.4-fold in islets from donors with type 2 diabetes (n=4) vs islets from donors without type 2 diabetes (n=7) (p≤0.05). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION The fibrinolytic system is upregulated in islets with hIAPP aggregation. Plasmin rapidly degrades hIAPP, limiting its aggregation into amyloid and thus protecting beta cells from hIAPP-induced toxicity. Thus, increasing islet plasmin activity might be a strategy to limit beta cell loss in type 2 diabetes.
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- Nathalie Esser
- Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Laboratory of Immunometabolism and Nutrition, GIGA, University of Liège, CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- Division of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, Department of Medicine, CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Roudebush VA Medical Center and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Epigenetics in Human Health and Disease Program, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Research Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
- Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
- Research Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, UK.
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- Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Dai Z, Ben-Younis A, Vlachaki A, Raleigh D, Thalassinos K. Understanding the structural dynamics of human islet amyloid polypeptide: Advancements in and applications of ion-mobility mass spectrometry. Biophys Chem 2024; 312:107285. [PMID: 38941872 PMCID: PMC11260546 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2024.107285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
Abstract
Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) forms amyloid deposits that contribute to β-cell death in pancreatic islets and are considered a hallmark of Type II diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Evidence suggests that the early oligomers of hIAPP formed during the aggregation process are the primary pathological agent in islet amyloid induced β-cell death. The self-assembly mechanism of hIAPP, however, remains elusive, largely due to limitations in conventional biophysical techniques for probing the distribution or capturing detailed structures of the early, structurally dynamic oligomers. The advent of Ion-mobility Mass Spectrometry (IM-MS) has enabled the characterisation of hIAPP early oligomers in the gas phase, paving the way towards a deeper understanding of the oligomerisation mechanism and the correlation of structural information with the cytotoxicity of the oligomers. The sensitivity and the rapid structural characterisation provided by IM-MS also show promise in screening hIAPP inhibitors, categorising their modes of inhibition through "spectral fingerprints". This review delves into the application of IM-MS to the dissection of the complex steps of hIAPP oligomerisation, examining the inhibitory influence of metal ions, and exploring the characterisation of hetero-oligomerisation with different hIAPP variants. We highlight the potential of IM-MS as a tool for the high-throughput screening of hIAPP inhibitors, and for providing insights into their modes of action. Finally, we discuss advances afforded by recent advancements in tandem IM-MS and the combination of gas phase spectroscopy with IM-MS, which promise to deliver a more sensitive and higher-resolution structural portrait of hIAPP oligomers. Such information may help facilitate a new era of targeted therapeutic strategies for islet amyloidosis in T2DM.
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- Zijie Dai
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Bioscience, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Bioscience, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0PY, UK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Bioscience, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK; Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States.
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Bioscience, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK; Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Birkbeck College, University of London, London WC1E 7HX, UK.
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Song Z, Tang H, Gatch A, Sun Y, Ding F. Islet amyloid polypeptide fibril catalyzes amyloid-β aggregation by promoting fibril nucleation rather than direct axial growth. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 279:135137. [PMID: 39208885 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135137] [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: 05/29/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/26/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
Abstract
Aberrant aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) and islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) into amyloid fibrils underlies the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), respectively. T2D significantly increases AD risk, with evidence suggesting that IAPP and Aβ co-aggregation and cross-seeding might contribute to the cross-talk between two diseases. Experimentally, preformed IAPP fibril seeds can accelerate Aβ aggregation, though the cross-seeding mechanism remains elusive. Here, we computationally demonstrated that Aβ monomer preferred to bind to the elongation ends of preformed IAPP fibrils. However, due to sequence mismatch, the Aβ monomer could not directly grow onto IAPP fibrils by forming multiple stable β-sheets with the exposed IAPP peptides. Conversely, in our control simulations of self-seeding, the Aβ monomer could axially grow on the Aβ fibril, forming parallel in-register β-sheets. Additionally, we showed that the IAPP fibril could catalyze Aβ fibril nucleation by promoting the formation of parallel in-register β-sheets in the C-terminus between bound Aβ peptides. This study enhances our understanding of the molecular interplay between Aβ and IAPP, shedding light on the cross-seeding mechanisms potentially linking T2D and AD. Our findings also underscore the importance of clearing IAPP deposits in T2D patients to mitigate AD risk.
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- Zhiyuan Song
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States; Department of Engineering Mechanics, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States; School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States.
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Fan X, Zhang X, Yan J, Xu H, Zhao W, Ding F, Huang F, Sun Y. Computational Investigation of Coaggregation and Cross-Seeding between Aβ and hIAPP Underpinning the Cross-Talk in Alzheimer's Disease and Type 2 Diabetes. J Chem Inf Model 2024; 64:5303-5316. [PMID: 38921060 PMCID: PMC11339732 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.4c00859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
Abstract
The coexistence of amyloid-β (Aβ) and human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) in the brain and pancreas is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) due to their coaggregation and cross-seeding. Despite this, the molecular mechanisms underlying their interaction remain elusive. Here, we systematically investigated the cross-talk between Aβ and hIAPP using atomistic discrete molecular dynamics (DMD) simulations. Our results revealed that the amyloidogenic core regions of both Aβ (Aβ10-21 and Aβ30-41) and hIAPP (hIAPP8-20 and hIAPP22-29), driving their self-aggregation, also exhibited a strong tendency for cross-interaction. This propensity led to the formation of β-sheet-rich heterocomplexes, including potentially toxic β-barrel oligomers. The formation of Aβ and hIAPP heteroaggregates did not impede the recruitment of additional peptides to grow into larger aggregates. Our cross-seeding simulations demonstrated that both Aβ and hIAPP fibrils could mutually act as seeds, assisting each other's monomers in converting into β-sheets at the exposed fibril elongation ends. The amyloidogenic core regions of Aβ and hIAPP, in both oligomeric and fibrillar states, exhibited the ability to recruit isolated peptides, thereby extending the β-sheet edges, with limited sensitivity to the amino acid sequence. These findings suggest that targeting these regions by capping them with amyloid-resistant peptide drugs may hold potential as a therapeutic approach for addressing AD, T2D, and their copathologies.
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- Xinjie Fan
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Ningbo Institute of Innovation for Combined Medicine and Engineering (NIIME), Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo 315211, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Ningbo Institute of Innovation for Combined Medicine and Engineering (NIIME), Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo 315211, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- Ningbo Institute of Innovation for Combined Medicine and Engineering (NIIME), Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo 315211, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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Suladze S, Sustay Martinez C, Rodriguez Camargo DC, Engler J, Rodina N, Sarkar R, Zacharias M, Reif B. Structural Insights into Seeding Mechanisms of hIAPP Fibril Formation. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:13783-13796. [PMID: 38723619 PMCID: PMC11117405 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
Abstract
The deposition of islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) fibrils is a hallmark of β-cell death in type II diabetes. In this study, we employ state-of-the-art MAS solid-state spectroscopy to investigate the previously elusive N-terminal region of hIAPP fibrils, uncovering both rigidity and heterogeneity. Comparative analysis between wild-type hIAPP and a disulfide-deficient variant (hIAPPC2S,C7S) unveils shared fibril core structures yet strikingly distinct dynamics in the N-terminus. Specifically, the variant fibrils exhibit extended β-strand conformations, facilitating surface nucleation. Moreover, our findings illuminate the pivotal roles of specific residues in modulating secondary nucleation rates. These results deepen our understanding of hIAPP fibril assembly and provide critical insights into the molecular mechanisms underpinning type II diabetes, holding promise for future therapeutic strategies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Saba Suladze
- Bayerisches
NMR Zentrum (BNMRZ) at the Department of Biosciences, School of Natural
Sciences, Technische Universität
München, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum
München (HMGU), Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit
und Umwelt, Institute of Structural Biology
(STB), Ingolstädter
Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Center
for
Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Department of Bioscience, TUM
School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität
München, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Straße
8, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Bayerisches
NMR Zentrum (BNMRZ) at the Department of Biosciences, School of Natural
Sciences, Technische Universität
München, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum
München (HMGU), Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit
und Umwelt, Institute of Structural Biology
(STB), Ingolstädter
Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Bayerisches
NMR Zentrum (BNMRZ) at the Department of Biosciences, School of Natural
Sciences, Technische Universität
München, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum
München (HMGU), Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit
und Umwelt, Institute of Structural Biology
(STB), Ingolstädter
Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Bayerisches
NMR Zentrum (BNMRZ) at the Department of Biosciences, School of Natural
Sciences, Technische Universität
München, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum
München (HMGU), Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit
und Umwelt, Institute of Structural Biology
(STB), Ingolstädter
Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Bayerisches
NMR Zentrum (BNMRZ) at the Department of Biosciences, School of Natural
Sciences, Technische Universität
München, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum
München (HMGU), Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit
und Umwelt, Institute of Structural Biology
(STB), Ingolstädter
Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Center
for
Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Department of Bioscience, TUM
School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität
München, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Straße
8, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Bayerisches
NMR Zentrum (BNMRZ) at the Department of Biosciences, School of Natural
Sciences, Technische Universität
München, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum
München (HMGU), Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit
und Umwelt, Institute of Structural Biology
(STB), Ingolstädter
Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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Mazzini G, Le Foll C, Boyle CN, Garelja ML, Zhyvoloup A, Miller MET, Hay DL, Raleigh DP, Lutz TA. The processing intermediate of human amylin, pro-amylin(1-48), has in vivo and in vitro bioactivity. Biophys Chem 2024; 308:107201. [PMID: 38452520 PMCID: PMC11223094 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2024.107201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
Abstract
Amylin is released by pancreatic beta-cells in response to a meal and its major soluble mature form (37 amino acid-peptide) produces its biological effects by activating amylin receptors. Amylin is derived from larger propeptides that are processed within the synthesizing beta-cell. There are suggestions that a partially processed form, pro-amylin(1-48) is also secreted. We tested the hypothesis that pro-amylin(1-48) has biological activity and that human pro-amylin(1-48) may also form toxic pre-amyloid species. Amyloid formation, the ability to cross-seed and in vitro toxicity were similar between human pro-amylin(1-48) and amylin. Human pro-amylin(1-48) was active at amylin-responsive receptors, though its potency was reduced at rat, but not human amylin receptors. Pro-amylin(1-48) was able to promote anorexia by activating neurons of the area postrema, amylin's primary site of action, indicating that amylin can tolerate significant additions at the N-terminus without losing bioactivity. Our studies help to shed light on the possible roles of pro-amylin(1-48) which may be relevant for the development of future amylin-based drugs.
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- Giulia Mazzini
- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago, New Zealand
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- Research Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago, New Zealand.
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- Research Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, UK; Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, USA; Laufer Center for Quantitative Biology Stony Brook University, USA.
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Valli D, Ooi SA, Scattolini G, Chaudhary H, Tietze AA, Maj M. Improving cryo-EM grids for amyloid fibrils using interface-active solutions and spectator proteins. Biophys J 2024; 123:718-729. [PMID: 38368506 PMCID: PMC10995402 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2024.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Preparation of cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) grids for imaging of amyloid fibrils is notoriously challenging. The human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) serves as a notable example, as the majority of reported structures have relied on the use of nonphysiological pH buffers, N-terminal tags, and seeding. This highlights the need for more efficient, reproducible methodologies that can elucidate amyloid fibril structures formed under diverse conditions. In this work, we demonstrate that the distribution of fibrils on cryo-EM grids is predominantly determined by the solution composition, which is critical for the stability of thin vitreous ice films. We discover that, among physiological pH buffers, HEPES uniquely enhances the distribution of fibrils on cryo-EM grids and improves the stability of ice layers. This improvement is attributed to direct interactions between HEPES molecules and hIAPP, effectively minimizing the tendency of hIAPP to form dense clusters in solutions and preventing ice nucleation. Furthermore, we provide additional support for the idea that denatured protein monolayers forming at the interface are also capable of eliciting a surfactant-like effect, leading to improved particle coverage. This phenomenon is illustrated by the addition of nonamyloidogenic rat IAPP (rIAPP) to a solution of preaggregated hIAPP just before the freezing process. The resultant grids, supplemented with this "spectator protein", exhibit notably enhanced coverage and improved ice quality. Unlike conventional surfactants, rIAPP is additionally capable of disentangling the dense clusters formed by hIAPP. By applying the proposed strategies, we have resolved the structure of the dominant hIAPP polymorph, formed in vitro at pH 7.4, to a final resolution of 4 Å. The advances in grid preparation presented in this work hold significant promise for enabling structural determination of amyloid proteins which are particularly resistant to conventional grid preparation techniques.
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- Dylan Valli
- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Rinauro DJ, Chiti F, Vendruscolo M, Limbocker R. Misfolded protein oligomers: mechanisms of formation, cytotoxic effects, and pharmacological approaches against protein misfolding diseases. Mol Neurodegener 2024; 19:20. [PMID: 38378578 PMCID: PMC10877934 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-023-00651-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
Abstract
The conversion of native peptides and proteins into amyloid aggregates is a hallmark of over 50 human disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Increasing evidence implicates misfolded protein oligomers produced during the amyloid formation process as the primary cytotoxic agents in many of these devastating conditions. In this review, we analyze the processes by which oligomers are formed, their structures, physicochemical properties, population dynamics, and the mechanisms of their cytotoxicity. We then focus on drug discovery strategies that target the formation of oligomers and their ability to disrupt cell physiology and trigger degenerative processes.
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- Dillon J Rinauro
- Centre for Misfolding Diseases, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Section of Biochemistry, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Centre for Misfolding Diseases, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry and Life Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, 10996, USA.
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Wilkinson M, Xu Y, Thacker D, Taylor AIP, Fisher DG, Gallardo RU, Radford SE, Ranson NA. Structural evolution of fibril polymorphs during amyloid assembly. Cell 2023; 186:5798-5811.e26. [PMID: 38134875 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) has provided unprecedented insights into amyloid fibril structures, including those associated with disease. However, these structures represent the endpoints of long assembly processes, and their relationship to fibrils formed early in assembly is unknown. Consequently, whether different fibril architectures, with potentially different pathological properties, form during assembly remains unknown. Here, we used cryo-EM to determine structures of amyloid fibrils at different times during in vitro fibrillation of a disease-related variant of human islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP-S20G). Strikingly, the fibrils formed in the lag, growth, and plateau phases have different structures, with new forms appearing and others disappearing as fibrillation proceeds. A time course with wild-type hIAPP also shows fibrils changing with time, suggesting that this is a general property of IAPP amyloid assembly. The observation of transiently populated fibril structures has implications for understanding amyloid assembly mechanisms with potential new insights into amyloid progression in disease.
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- Martin Wilkinson
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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Harper M, Nudurupati U, Workman RJ, Lakoba TI, Perez N, Nelson D, Ou Y, Punihaole D. Toward determining amyloid fibril structures using experimental constraints from Raman spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:225101. [PMID: 38078532 PMCID: PMC10720587 DOI: 10.1063/5.0177437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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We present structural models for three different amyloid fibril polymorphs prepared from amylin20-29 (sequence SNNFGAILSS) and amyloid-β25-35 (Aβ25-35) (sequence GSNKGAIIGLM) peptides. These models are based on the amide C=O bond and Ramachandran ψ-dihedral angle data from Raman spectroscopy, which were used as structural constraints to guide molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The resulting structural models indicate that the basic structural motif of amylin20-29 and Aβ25-35 fibrils is extended β-strands. Our data indicate that amylin20-29 forms both antiparallel and parallel β-sheet fibril polymorphs, while Aβ25-35 forms a parallel β-sheet fibril structure. Overall, our work lays the foundation for using Raman spectroscopy in conjunction with MD simulations to determine detailed molecular-level structural models of amyloid fibrils in a manner that complements gold-standard techniques, such as solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and cryogenic electron microscopy.
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- Madeline Harper
- Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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Sampson T. Microbial amyloids in neurodegenerative amyloid diseases. FEBS J 2023:10.1111/febs.17023. [PMID: 38041542 PMCID: PMC11144261 DOI: 10.1111/febs.17023] [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: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Human-disease associated amyloidogenic proteins are not unique in their ability to form amyloid fibrillar structures. Numerous microbes produce amyloidogenic proteins that have distinct functions for their physiology in their amyloid form, rather than solely detrimental. Emerging data indicate associations between various microbial organisms, including those which produce functional amyloids, with neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we review some of the evidence suggesting that microbial amyloids impact amyloid disease in host organisms. Experimental data are building a foundation for continued lines of enquiry and suggest that that direct or indirect interactions between microbial and host amyloids may be a contributor to amyloid pathologies. Inhibiting microbial amyloids or their interactions with the host may therefore represent a tangible target to limit various amyloid pathologies.
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- Timothy Sampson
- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
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Louros N, Schymkowitz J, Rousseau F. Mechanisms and pathology of protein misfolding and aggregation. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2023; 24:912-933. [PMID: 37684425 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-023-00647-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Despite advances in machine learning-based protein structure prediction, we are still far from fully understanding how proteins fold into their native conformation. The conventional notion that polypeptides fold spontaneously to their biologically active states has gradually been replaced by our understanding that cellular protein folding often requires context-dependent guidance from molecular chaperones in order to avoid misfolding. Misfolded proteins can aggregate into larger structures, such as amyloid fibrils, which perpetuate the misfolding process, creating a self-reinforcing cascade. A surge in amyloid fibril structures has deepened our comprehension of how a single polypeptide sequence can exhibit multiple amyloid conformations, known as polymorphism. The assembly of these polymorphs is not a random process but is influenced by the specific conditions and tissues in which they originate. This observation suggests that, similar to the folding of native proteins, the kinetics of pathological amyloid assembly are modulated by interactions specific to cells and tissues. Here, we review the current understanding of how intrinsic protein conformational propensities are modulated by physiological and pathological interactions in the cell to shape protein misfolding and aggregation pathology.
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- Nikolaos Louros
- Switch Laboratory, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Switch Laboratory, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium.
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Switch Laboratory, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium.
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Posadas Y, Sánchez-López C, Quintanar L. Copper binding and protein aggregation: a journey from the brain to the human lens. RSC Chem Biol 2023; 4:974-985. [PMID: 38033729 PMCID: PMC10685798 DOI: 10.1039/d3cb00145h] [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: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Metal ions have been implicated in several proteinopathies associated to degenerative and neurodegenerative diseases. While the molecular mechanisms for protein aggregation are still under investigation, recent findings from Cryo-EM point out to polymorphisms in aggregates obtained from patients, as compared to those formed in vitro, suggesting that several factors may impact aggregation in vivo. One of these factors could be the direct binding of metal ions to the proteins engaged in aggregate formation. In this opinion article, three case studies are discussed to address the question of how metal ion binding to a peptide or protein may impact its conformation, folding, and aggregation, and how this may be relevant in understanding the polymorphic nature of the aggregates related to disease. Specifically, the impact of Cu2+ ions in the amyloid aggregation of amyloid-β and amylin (or IAPP- islet amyloid polypeptide) are discussed and then contrasted to the case of Cu2+-induced non-amyloid aggregation of human lens γ-crystallin proteins. For the intrinsically disordered peptides amyloid-β and IAPP, the impact of Cu2+ ion binding is highly dependent on the relative location of the metal binding site and the hydrophobic regions involved in β-sheet folding and amyloid formation. Further structural studies of how Cu2+ binding impacts amyloid aggregation pathways and the molecular structure of the final amyloid fibril, both, in vitro and in vivo, will certainly shed light into the molecular origins of the polymorphisms observed in diseased tissue. Finally, contrasting these cases to that of Cu2+-induced non-amyloid aggregation of γ-crystallins, it is evident that, although the impact in aggregation - and the nature of the aggregate - may differ in each system, at the molecular level there is a competition between metal ion coordination and the stability of β-sheet structures. Considering the importance of the β-sheet fold in biology, it is fundamental to understand the energetics and molecular details behind such competition. This opinion article aims to highlight future research directions in the field that can help tackle the important question of how metal ion binding may impact protein folding and aggregation and how this relates to disease.
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- Yanahi Posadas
- Center for Research in Aging, Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) Mexico City 14330 Mexico
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- Center for Research in Aging, Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) Mexico City 14330 Mexico
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- Center for Research in Aging, Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) Mexico City 14330 Mexico
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) Mexico City 07350 Mexico
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Huang G, Tang H, Liu Y, Zhang C, Ke PC, Sun Y, Ding F. Direct Observation of Seeded Conformational Conversion of hIAPP In Silico Reveals the Mechanisms for Morphological Dependence and Asymmetry of Fibril Growth. J Chem Inf Model 2023; 63:5863-5873. [PMID: 37651616 PMCID: PMC10529695 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c00898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Rapid growth of amyloid fibrils via a seeded conformational conversion of monomers is a critical step of fibrillization and important for disease transmission and progression. Amyloid fibrils often display diverse morphologies with distinct populations, and yet the molecular mechanisms of fibril elongation and their corresponding morphological dependence remain poorly understood. Here, we computationally investigated the single-molecular growth of two experimentally resolved human islet amyloid polypeptide fibrils of different morphologies. In both cases, the incorporation of monomers into preformed fibrils was observed. The conformational conversion dynamics was characterized by a small number of fibril growth intermediates. Fibril morphology affected monomer binding at fibril elongation and lateral surfaces as well as the seeded conformational conversion dynamics at the fibril ends, resulting in different fibril elongation rates and populations. We also observed an asymmetric fibril growth as in our prior experiments, attributing to differences of two fibril ends in terms of their local surface curvatures and exposed hydrogen-bond donors and acceptors. Together, our mechanistic findings afforded a theoretical basis for delineating different amyloid strains-entailed divergent disease progression.
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- Gangtong Huang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- The Nanomedicine Center, The Great Bay Area National Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation, 136 Kaiyuan Avenue, Guangzhou, 510700, China
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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Kulichikhin KY, Malikova OA, Zobnina AE, Zalutskaya NM, Rubel AA. Interaction of Proteins Involved in Neuronal Proteinopathies. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1954. [PMID: 37895336 PMCID: PMC10608209 DOI: 10.3390/life13101954] [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: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Proteinopathy is characterized by the accumulation of aggregates of a specific protein in a target organ, tissue, or cell. The aggregation of the same protein can cause different pathologies as single protein can adopt various amyloidogenic, disease-specific conformations. The conformation governs the interaction of amyloid aggregates with other proteins that are prone to misfolding and, thus, determines disease-specific spectrum of concomitant pathologies. In this regard, a detailed description of amyloid protein conformation as well as spectrum of its interaction with other proteins become a key point for drafting of precise description of the disease. The majority of clinical cases of neuronal proteinopathies is caused by the aggregation of rather limited range of amyloidogenic proteins. Here, we provided the characterization of pathologies, related to the aggregation of amyloid β peptide, tau protein, α-synuclein, TDP-43, and amylin, giving a short description of pathologies themselves, recent advances in elucidation of misfolded protein conformation, with emphasis on those protein aggregates extracted from biological samples, what is known about the interaction of this proteins, and the influence of this interaction on the progression of underlying disease and comorbidities.
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- Konstantin Y. Kulichikhin
- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (O.A.M.); (A.E.Z.)
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- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (O.A.M.); (A.E.Z.)
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- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (O.A.M.); (A.E.Z.)
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- V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, 192019 St. Petersburg, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (O.A.M.); (A.E.Z.)
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Unnikrishnan AC, Balamurugan K, Shanmugam G. Structural Insights into the Amyloid Fibril Polymorphism Using an Isotope-Edited Vibrational Circular Dichroism Study at the Amino Acid Residue Level. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:7674-7684. [PMID: 37667494 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c03437] [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: 09/06/2023]
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Polymorphism is common in both in vitro and in vivo amyloid fibrils formed by the same peptide/protein. However, the differences in their self-assembled structures at the amino acid level remain poorly understood. In this study, we utilized isotope-edited vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) on a well-known amyloidogenic peptide fragment (N22FGAIL27) of human islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPf) to investigate the structural polymorphism. Two individual isotope-labeled IAPf peptides were used, with a 13C label on the carbonyl group of phenylalanine (IAPf-F) and glycine (IAPf-G). We compared the amyloid-like nanofibril of IAPf induced by solvent casting (fibril B) with our previous report on the same IAPf peptide fibril but with a different fibril morphology (fibril A) formed in an aqueous buffer solution. Fibril B consisted of entangled, laterally fused amyloid-like nanofibrils with a relatively shorter diameter (15-50 nm) and longer length (several microns), while fibril A displayed nanofibrils with a higher diameter (30-60 nm) and shorter length (500 nm-2 μm). The isotope-edited VCD analysis indicated that fibrils B consisted of anti-parallel β-sheet arrangements with glycine residues in the registry and phenylalanine residues out of the registry, which was significantly different from fibrils A, where a mixture of parallel β-sheet and turn structure with the registry at phenylalanine and glycine residues was observed. The VCD analysis, therefore, suggests that polymorphism in amyloid-like fibrils can be attributed to the difference in the packing/arrangement of the individual β-strands in the β-sheet and the difference in the amino acid registry. Our findings provide insights into the structural aspects of fibril polymorphism related to various amyloid diseases and may aid in designing amyloid fibril inhibitors for therapeutic purposes.
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- Anagha C Unnikrishnan
- Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)─Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai 600020, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Centre for High Computing, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)─Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai 600020, India
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- Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)─Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai 600020, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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Zhang Z, Huang G, Song Z, Gatch AJ, Ding F. Amyloid Aggregation and Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation from the Perspective of Phase Transitions. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:6241-6250. [PMID: 37414583 PMCID: PMC10404378 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c01426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Amyloid aggregation describes the aberrant self-assembly of peptides into ordered fibrils characterized by cross-β spine cores and is associated with many neurodegenerative diseases and Type 2 diabetes. Oligomers, populated during the early stage of aggregation, are found to be more cytotoxic than mature fibrils. Recently, many amyloidogenic peptides have been reported to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS)─a biological process important for the compartmentalization of biomolecules in living cells─prior to fibril formation. Understanding the relationship between LLPS and amyloid aggregation, especially the formation of oligomers, is essential for uncovering disease mechanisms and mitigating amyloid toxicity. In this Perspective, available theories and models of amyloid aggregation and LLPS are first briefly reviewed. By drawing analogies to gas, liquid, and solid phases in thermodynamics, a phase diagram of protein monomer, droplet, and fibril states separated by coexistence lines can be inferred. Due to the high free energy barrier of fibrillization kinetically delaying the formation of fibril seeds out of the droplets, a "hidden" monomer-droplet coexistence line extends into the fibril phase. Amyloid aggregation can then be described as the equilibration process from the initial "out-of-equilibrium" state of a homogeneous solution of monomers to the final equilibrium state of stable amyloid fibrils coexisting with monomers and/or droplets via the formation of metastable or stable droplets as the intermediates. The relationship between droplets and oligomers is also discussed. We suggest that the droplet formation of LLPS should be considered in future studies of amyloid aggregation, which may help to better understand the aggregation process and develop therapeutic strategies to mitigate amyloid toxicity.
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- Zhenzhen Zhang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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Zhang W, Wang R, Liu M, Li S, Vokoun AE, Deng W, Dupont RL, Zhang F, Li S, Wang Y, Liu Z, Zheng Y, Liu S, Yang Y, Wang C, Yu L, Yao Y, Wang X, Wang C. Single-molecule visualization determines conformational substate ensembles in β-sheet-rich peptide fibrils. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadg7943. [PMID: 37406110 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg7943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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An understanding of protein conformational ensembles is essential for revealing the underlying mechanisms of interpeptide recognition and association. However, experimentally resolving multiple simultaneously existing conformational substates remains challenging. Here, we report the use of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) to analyze the conformational substate ensembles of β sheet peptides with a submolecular resolution (in-plane <2.6 Å). We observed ensembles of more than 10 conformational substates (with free energy fluctuations between several kBTs) in peptide homoassemblies of keratin (KRT) and amyloidal peptides (-5Aβ42 and TDP-43 341-357). Furthermore, STM reveals a change in the conformational ensemble of peptide mutants, which is correlated with the macroscopic properties of peptide assemblies. Our results demonstrate that the STM-based single-molecule imaging can capture a thorough picture of the conformational substates with which to build an energetic landscape of interconformational interactions and can rapidly screen conformational ensembles, which can complement conventional characterization techniques.
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- Wenbo Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, P. R. China
- Institute for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, P. R. China
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- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, HEDPS and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Biocatalysis, Fujian Province Universities, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Civil Aviation School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing 100123, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, P. R. China
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Sustainability Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, P. R. China
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Puławski W, Koliński A, Koliński M. Integrative modeling of diverse protein-peptide systems using CABS-dock. PLoS Comput Biol 2023; 19:e1011275. [PMID: 37405984 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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The CABS model can be applied to a wide range of protein-protein and protein-peptide molecular modeling tasks, such as simulating folding pathways, predicting structures, docking, and analyzing the structural dynamics of molecular complexes. In this work, we use the CABS-dock tool in two diverse modeling tasks: 1) predicting the structures of amyloid protofilaments and 2) identifying cleavage sites in the peptide substrates of proteolytic enzymes. In the first case, simulations of the simultaneous docking of amyloidogenic peptides indicated that the CABS model can accurately predict the structures of amyloid protofilaments which have an in-register parallel architecture. Scoring based on a combination of symmetry criteria and estimated interaction energy values for bound monomers enables the identification of protofilament models that closely match their experimental structures for 5 out of 6 analyzed systems. For the second task, it has been shown that CABS-dock coarse-grained docking simulations can be used to identify the positions of cleavage sites in the peptide substrates of proteolytic enzymes. The cleavage site position was correctly identified for 12 out of 15 analyzed peptides. When combined with sequence-based methods, these docking simulations may lead to an efficient way of predicting cleavage sites in degraded proteins. The method also provides the atomic structures of enzyme-substrate complexes, which can give insights into enzyme-substrate interactions that are crucial for the design of new potent inhibitors.
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- Wojciech Puławski
- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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Chesney A, Maiti B, Hansmann UH. Human Amylin in the Presence of SARS-COV-2 Protein Fragments. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:12501-12511. [PMID: 37033831 PMCID: PMC10077547 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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COVID-19 can lead to the onset of type-II diabetes, which is associated with the aggregation of islet amyloid polypeptides, also called amylin. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate how the equilibrium between amylin monomers in its functional form and fibrils associated with diabetes is altered in the presence of SARS-COV-2 protein fragments. For this purpose, we study the interaction between the fragment SFYVYSRVK of the envelope protein or the fragment FKNIDGYFKI of the spike protein with the monomer and two amylin fibril models. Our results are compared with earlier work studying such interactions for the two different proteins.
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Nguyen PH, Derreumaux P. An S-Shaped Aβ42 Cross-β Hexamer Embedded into a Lipid Bilayer Reveals Membrane Disruption and Permeability. ACS Chem Neurosci 2023; 14:936-946. [PMID: 36757886 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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The interactions of amyloid oligomers with membranes are known to contribute to cellular toxicity. Numerous in vitro experimental studies reported on the insertion of oligomers of different sizes that can induce cell membrane disruption, extract lipids, and form ion-permeable transmembrane pores. The current repertoire of amyloid-beta (Aβ) membrane-inserted folds that was subject to high-resolution structure NMR spectroscopy and computer simulations is devoid of any cross-β fibrillar structure. In this study, we explored the dynamics of an S-shaped Aβ42 cross-β hexamer model inserted into a lipid bilayer membrane by two atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. The initial model is characterized by the hydrophobic residues at the central hydrophobic core (residues 17-21, CHC) and the C-terminus (residues 30-42) embedded into the membrane. We observed major structural secondary, tertiary, and quaternary rearrangements leading to two distinct species, hexamer and two trimers, accompanied by membrane disruption and water permeation. The simulations show that some configurations, but not the majority, have the CHC and C-terminus hydrophobic residues exposed to the solvent. Overall, our computational results offer new perspectives to understand the relationship between Aβ42 assemblies and membrane permeability.
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- Phuong H Nguyen
- CNRS, UPR 9080, Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, Fondation Edmond de Rothschild, Université Paris Cité, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- CNRS, UPR 9080, Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, Fondation Edmond de Rothschild, Université Paris Cité, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France.,Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), 75005 Paris, France
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Manathunga L, Akter R, Zhyvoloup A, Simmerling C, Raleigh DP. On the plasticity of amyloid formation: The impact of destabilizing small to large substitutions on islet amyloid polypeptide amyloid formation. Protein Sci 2023; 32:e4539. [PMID: 36484106 PMCID: PMC9847078 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Amyloids are partially ordered, proteinaceous, β-sheet rich deposits that have been implicated in a wide range of diseases. An even larger set of proteins that do not normally form amyloid in vivo can be induced to do so in vitro. A growing number of structures of amyloid fibrils have been reported and a common feature is the presence of a tightly packed core region in which adjacent monomers pack together in extremely tight interfaces, often referred to as steric zippers. A second common feature of many amyloid fibrils is their polymorphous nature. We examine the consequences of disrupting the tight packing in amyloid fibrils on the kinetics of their formation using the 37 residue polypeptide hormone islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, amylin) as a model system. IAPP forms islet amyloid in vivo and is aggressively amyloidogenic in vitro. Six Cryo-EM structures of IAPP amyloid fibrils are available and in all Gly24 is in the core of the structured region and makes tight contacts with other residues. Calculations using the ff14SBonlysc forcefield in Amber20 show that substitutions with larger amino acids significantly disrupt close packing and are predicted to destabilize the various fibril structures. However, Gly to 2-amino butyric acid (2-carbon side chain) and Gly to Leu substitutions actually enhance the rate of amyloid formation. A Pro substitution slows, but does not prevent amyloid formation.
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- Lakshan Manathunga
- Department of ChemistryStony Brook UniversityStony BrookNew YorkUSA
- Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook UniversityStony BrookNew YorkUSA
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- Department of ChemistryStony Brook UniversityStony BrookNew YorkUSA
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- Research Department of Structural and Molecular BiologyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of ChemistryStony Brook UniversityStony BrookNew YorkUSA
- Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook UniversityStony BrookNew YorkUSA
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- Department of ChemistryStony Brook UniversityStony BrookNew YorkUSA
- Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook UniversityStony BrookNew YorkUSA
- Research Department of Structural and Molecular BiologyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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Chesney AD, Maiti B, Hansmann UHE. Human Amylin in the Presence of SARS-COV-2 Protein Fragments. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.30.526275. [PMID: 36778414 PMCID: PMC9915464 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.30.526275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Covid-19 can lead to the onset of type-II diabetes which is associated with aggregation of islet amyloid polypeptides, also called amylin. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate how the equilibrium, between amylin monomers in its functional form and fibrils associated with diabetes, is altered in presence of SARS-COV-2 protein fragments. For this purpose, we study the interaction between the fragment SFYVYSRVK of the Envelope protein or the fragment FKNIDGYFKI of the Spike protein with the monomer and two amylin fibril models. Our results are compared with earlier work studying such interactions for two different proteins.
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Yang Y, Wang Q, Li G, Guo W, Yang Z, Liu H, Deng X. Cysteine-Derived Chiral Carbon Quantum Dots: A Fibrinolytic Activity Regulator for Plasmin to Target the Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:2617-2629. [PMID: 36596222 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c17975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The fibrillization and deposition of the human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) are the pathological hallmark of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and these insoluble fibrotic depositions of hIAPP are considered to strongly affect insulin secretion by inducing toxicity toward pancreatic islet β-cells. The current strategy of preventing amyloid aggregation by nanoparticle-assisted inhibitors can only disassemble fibrotic amyloids into more toxic oligomers and/or protofibrils. Herein, for the first time, we propose a type of cysteine-derived chiral carbon quantum dot (CQD) that targets plasmin, a core natural fibrinolytic protease in humans. These CQDs can serve as fibrinolytic activity regulators for plasmin to cleave hIAPP into nontoxic polypeptides or into even smaller amino acid fragments, thus alleviating hIAPP's fibrotic amyloid-induced cytotoxicity. Our experiments indicate that chiral CQDs have opposing effects on plasmin activity. The l-CQDs promote the cleavage of hIAPP by enhancing plasmin activity at a promotion ratio of 23.2%, thus protecting β-cells from amyloid-induced toxicity. In contrast, the resultant d-CQDs significantly inhibit proteolysis, decreasing plasmin activity by 31.5% under the same reaction conditions. Second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopic imaging is initially used to dynamically characterize hIAPP before and after proteolysis. The l-CQD promotion of plasmin activity thus provides a promising avenue for the hIAPP-targeted treatment of T2DM to treat low fibrinolytic activity, while the d-CQDs, as inhibitors of plasmin activity, may improve patient survival for hyperfibrinolytic conditions, such as those existing during surgeries and traumas.
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- Yongzhen Yang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Spectral Analysis and Functional Probes, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Spectral Analysis and Functional Probes, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Spectral Analysis and Functional Probes, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
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- Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou510530, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Spectral Analysis and Functional Probes, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Spectral Analysis and Functional Probes, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Spectral Analysis and Functional Probes, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou510631, China
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Understanding the mechanism of amylin aggregation: From identifying crucial segments to tracing dominant sequential events to modeling potential aggregation suppressors. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2023; 1871:140866. [PMID: 36272537 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2022.140866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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One of the most abundant, prevailing, and life-threatening human diseases that are currently baffling the scientific community is type 2 diabetes (T2D). The self-association of human amylin has been implicated in the pathogenesis of T2D, though with an inconclusive understanding of the mechanism. Hence, we focused on the characterization of the conformational ensembles of all the species that are believed to define the structural polymorphism of the aggregation process - the functional monomeric, the initially self-associated oligomeric, and the structured protofibril - by employing near-equilibrium, non-equilibrium, and equilibrium atomistic simulations on the sporadic, two familial variants (S20G and G33R), and their proline-substituted forms (S20P and G33P). The dynamic near-equilibrium assays hint toward - the abundance of helical conformation in the monomeric state, the retainment of the helicity in the initial self-associated oligomeric phase pointing toward the existence of the helix-helix association mechanism, the difference in preference of specific segments to have definite secondary structural features, the phase-dependent variability in the dominance of specific segments and mutation sites, and the simultaneous presence of generic and unique features among various sequences. Furthermore, the non-equilibrium pulling assays exemplify a generic sequential unzipping mechanism of the protofibrils, however, the sequence-dependent uniqueness comes from the difference in location and magnitude of the control of a specific terminus. Importantly, the equilibrium thermodynamic assays efficiently rank order the potential of aggregability among sequences and consequently suggests the probability of designing effective aggregation suppressors against sporadic and familial amylin variants incorporating proline as the mutation.
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Törner R, Kupreichyk T, Hoyer W, Boisbouvier J. The role of heat shock proteins in preventing amyloid toxicity. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:1045616. [PMID: 36589244 PMCID: PMC9798239 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.1045616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The oligomerization of monomeric proteins into large, elongated, β-sheet-rich fibril structures (amyloid), which results in toxicity to impacted cells, is highly correlated to increased age. The concomitant decrease of the quality control system, composed of chaperones, ubiquitin-proteasome system and autophagy-lysosomal pathway, has been shown to play an important role in disease development. In the last years an increasing number of studies has been published which focus on chaperones, modulators of protein conformational states, and their effects on preventing amyloid toxicity. Here, we give a comprehensive overview of the current understanding of chaperones and amyloidogenic proteins and summarize the advances made in elucidating the impact of these two classes of proteins on each other, whilst also highlighting challenges and remaining open questions. The focus of this review is on structural and mechanistic studies and its aim is to bring novices of this field "up to speed" by providing insight into all the relevant processes and presenting seminal structural and functional investigations.
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- Ricarda Törner
- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS CEA Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Grenoble, France,*Correspondence: Ricarda Törner, ; Jerome Boisbouvier,
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7: Structural Biochemistry), JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany,Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7: Structural Biochemistry), JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany,Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS CEA Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Grenoble, France,*Correspondence: Ricarda Törner, ; Jerome Boisbouvier,
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A new polymorphism of human amylin fibrils with similar protofilaments and a conserved core. iScience 2022; 25:105705. [PMID: 36567711 PMCID: PMC9772857 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Pancreatic amyloid deposits composed of a fibrillar form of the human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) are the pathological hallmark of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Although various cryo-EM structures of polymorphic hIAPP fibrils were reported, the underlying polymorphic mechanism of hIAPP remains elusive. Meanwhile, the structure of hIAPP fibrils with all residues visible in the fibril core is not available. Here, we report the full-length structures of two different polymorphs of hIAPP fibrils, namely slim form (SF, dimer) and thick form (TF, tetramer), formed in a salt-free environment, which share a similar ζ-shaped protofilament but differ in inter-protofilament interfaces. In the absence of salt, electrostatic interactions were found to play a dominant role in stabilizing the fibril structure, suggesting an antagonistic effect between electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions in different salt concentrations environments. Our results shed light on understanding the mechanism of amyloid fibril polymorphism.
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Miller ME, Li MH, Baghai A, Peetz VH, Zhyvoloup A, Raleigh DP. Analysis of Sheep and Goat IAPP Provides Insight into IAPP Amyloidogenicity and Cytotoxicity. Biochemistry 2022; 61:2531-2545. [PMID: 36286531 PMCID: PMC11132794 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) plays a role in glucose regulation but forms pancreatic amyloid deposits in type 2 diabetes, and that process contributes to β-cell dysfunction. Not all species develop diabetes, and not all secrete an IAPP that is amyloidogenic in vitro under normal conditions, a perfect correlation currently exists between both. Studies of IAPPs from such organisms can provide clues about the high amyloidogenicity of hIAPP and can inform the design of soluble analogues of hIAPP. Sheep and goat IAPP are among the most divergent from hIAPP, with 13 and 11 substitutions, respectively, including an unusual Tyr to His substitution at the C-terminus. The properties of sheep and goat IAPP were examined in solution and in the presence of anionic vesicles, resulting in no observed amyloid formation, even at increased concentrations. Furthermore, both peptides are considerably less toxic to cultured β-cells than hIAPP. The effect of the Y37H replacements was studied in the context of hIAPP, as was a Y37R substitution. Buffer- and salt-dependent effects were observed. There was little impact on the time to form amyloid in phosphate-buffered saline; however, a significant deceleration was observed in Tris buffer, and amyloid formation was slower in the absence of added salt. The Y37H substitution had little impact on toxicity, while the Y37R replacement led to a 30% decrease in toxicity compared with that of hIAPP. The implications for the amyloidogenicity of hIAPP and the design of soluble analogues of the human peptide are discussed.
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- Matthew E.T. Miller
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States
- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
- Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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Manathunga L, Zhyvoloup A, Baghai A, Raleigh DP. Differential Effects of Aromatic Residues on Amyloid Formation and Cytotoxicity of Human IAPP. Biochemistry 2022; 61:2334-2343. [PMID: 36215164 PMCID: PMC11132793 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00267] [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] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is a 37-residue polypeptide hormone secreted by the pancreatic β-cells. IAPP plays a role in glycemic regulation, but in the pre-type-2 diabetic state, it aggregates to form an islet amyloid. The process of islet amyloid formation contributes to β-cell dysfunction and disease progression. The features of the IAPP sequence that modulate amyloid formation are still not understood. Human IAPP contains three aromatic residues, F15, F23, and Y37. F15 and Y37 are highly conserved, while F23 is more commonly a Leu or Ile in other species. The role of the aromatic residues in modulating the time course of amyloid formation and the cytotoxicity was examined using aromatic to Leu mutations. All three single and double mutants and the triple mutant were studied. F23 plays a dominant role in both amyloid formation and toxicity. An F15L mutant accelerated amyloid formation, a Y37L mutant had little effect, while an F23L replacement slowed amyloid formation by a factor of 2.6. Double mutants, which contained an F23L replacement, had a larger effect than those that did not, and there are non-additive effects between pairs of aromatic residues. F23 also plays a key role in toxicity. Single or multiple mutants that contain the F23L replacement were noticeably less toxic than the wild-type or mutants which did not include the F23L substitution. In contrast, the F15L mutant was more toxic than the wild-type one. The implications for IAPP amyloid formation and for the design of non-aggregating analogues of IAPP are discussed.
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- Lakshan Manathunga
- Deartment of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States
- Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Deartment of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, New York 11790, United States
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
- Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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Xing Y, Andrikopoulos N, Zhang Z, Sun Y, Ke PC, Ding F. Modulating Nanodroplet Formation En Route to Fibrillization of Amyloid Peptides with Designed Flanking Sequences. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:4179-4191. [PMID: 36137260 PMCID: PMC9618360 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Soluble oligomers populating early amyloid aggregation can be regarded as nanodroplets of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). Amyloid peptides typically contain hydrophobic aggregation-prone regions connected by hydrophilic linkers and flanking sequences, and such a sequence hydropathy pattern drives the formation of supramolecular structures in the nanodroplets and modulates subsequent fibrillization. Here, we studied LLPS and fibrillization of coarse-grained amyloid peptides with increasing flanking sequences. Nanodroplets assumed lamellar, cylindrical micellar, and spherical micellar structures with increasing peptide hydrophilic/hydrophobic ratios, and such morphologies governed subsequent fibrillization processes. Adding glycine-serine repeats as flanking sequences to Aβ16-22, the amyloidogenic core of amyloid-β, our computational predictions of morphological transitions were corroborated experimentally. The uncovered inter-relationships between the peptide sequence pattern, oligomer/nanodroplet morphology, and fibrillization pathway, kinetics, and structure may contribute to our understanding of pathogenic amyloidosis in aging, facilitate future efforts ameliorating amyloidosis through peptide engineering, and aid in the design of novel amyloid-based functional nanobiomaterials and nanocomposites.
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- Yanting Xing
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
- Department of Physics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
- Nanomedicine Center, The GBA National Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation, 136 Kaiyuan Avenue, Guangzhou, 510700, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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Fortier M, Côté-Cyr M, Nguyen V, Babych M, Nguyen PT, Gaudreault R, Bourgault S. Contribution of the 12–17 hydrophobic region of islet amyloid polypeptide in self-assembly and cytotoxicity. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:1017336. [PMID: 36262476 PMCID: PMC9573943 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.1017336] [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: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is a 37-residue aggregation-prone peptide hormone whose deposition as insoluble fibrils in the islets of Langerhans is associated with type II diabetes. Therapeutic interventions targeting IAPP amyloidogenesis, which contributes to pancreatic β-cell degeneration, remain elusive owing to the lack of understanding of the self-assembly mechanisms and of the quaternary proteospecies mediating toxicity. While countless studies have investigated the contributions of the 20–29 amyloidogenic core in self-assembly, IAPP central region, i.e. positions 11 to 19, has been less studied, notwithstanding its potential key role in oligomerization. In this context, the present study aimed at investigating the physicochemical and conformational properties driving IAPP self-assembly and associated cytotoxicity. Computational tools and all-atom molecular dynamics simulation suggested that the hydrophobic 12–17 segment promotes IAPP self-recognition and aggregation. Alanine scanning revealed that the hydrophobic side chains of Leu12, Phe15 and Val17 are critical for amyloid fibril formation. Destabilization of the α-helical folding by Pro substitution enhanced self-assembly when the pyrrolidine ring was successively introduced at positions Ala13, Asn14 and Phe15, in comparison to respective Ala-substituted counterparts. Modulating the peptide backbone flexibility at position Leu16 through successive incorporation of Pro, Gly and α-methylalanine, inhibited amyloid formation and reduced cytotoxicity, while the isobutyl side chain of Leu16 was not critical for self-assembly and IAPP-mediated toxicity. These results highlight the importance of the 12–17 hydrophobic region of IAPP for self-recognition, ultimately supporting the development of therapeutic approaches to prevent oligomerization and/or fibrillization.
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- Mathilde Fortier
- Department of Chemistry, Succursale Centre-Ville, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Succursale Centre-Ville, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Succursale Centre-Ville, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Succursale Centre-Ville, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Succursale Centre-Ville, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Succursale Centre-Ville, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Physics, Université de Montréal, Succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Roger Gaudreault, ; Steve Bourgault,
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- Department of Chemistry, Succursale Centre-Ville, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering and Applications, PROTEO, Montreal, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Roger Gaudreault, ; Steve Bourgault,
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Guillemain G, Lacapere JJ, Khemtemourian L. Targeting hIAPP fibrillation: A new paradigm to prevent β-cell death? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2022; 1864:184002. [PMID: 35868406 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.184002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Loss of pancreatic β-cell mass is deleterious for type 2 diabetes patients since it reduces insulin production, critical for glucose homeostasis. The main research axis developed over the last few years was to generate new pancreatic β-cells or to transplant pancreatic islets as occurring for some specific type 1 diabetes patients. We evaluate here a new paradigm consisting in preservation of β-cells by prevention of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) oligomers and fibrils formation leading to pancreatic β-cell death. We review the hIAPP physiology and the pathology that contributes to β-cell destruction, deciphering the various cellular steps that could be involved. Recent progress in understanding other amyloidosis such as Aβ, Tau, α-synuclein or prion, involved in neurodegenerative processes linked with inflammation, has opened new research lines of investigations to preserve neuronal cells. We evaluate and estimate their transposition to the pancreatic β-cells preservation. Among them is the control of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production occurring with inflammation and the possible implication of the mitochondrial translocator protein as a diagnostic and therapeutic target. The present review also focuses on other amyloid forming proteins from molecular to physiological and physiopathological points of view that could help to better decipher hIAPP-induced β-cell death mechanisms and to prevent hIAPP fibril formation.
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- Ghislaine Guillemain
- Sorbonne Université, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire, Inserm UMR_S938, Institute of Cardio metabolism and Nutrition (ICAN), Centre de recherche de St-Antoine (CRSA), 27 rue de Chaligny, F-75012 Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, CNRS UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM), 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- CBMN, CNRS UMR 5248, IPB, Univ. Bordeaux, Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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Wang Y, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Wei G, Ding F, Sun Y. Molecular insights into the oligomerization dynamics and conformations of amyloidogenic and non-amyloidogenic amylin from discrete molecular dynamics simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:21773-21785. [PMID: 36098068 PMCID: PMC9623603 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02851d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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The amyloid aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) is associated with pancreatic β-cell death in type 2 diabetes. The S20G substitution of hIAPP (hIAPP(S20G)), found in Japanese and Chinese people, is more amyloidogenic and cytotoxic than wild-type hIAPP. Rat amylin (rIAPP) does not have aggregation propensity or cytotoxicity. Mounting evidence suggests that soluble low-molecular-weight amyloid oligomers formed during early aggregation are more cytotoxic than mature fibrils. The self-assembly dynamics and oligomeric conformations remain unknown because the oligomers are heterogeneous and transient. The molecular mechanism of sequence-variation rendering dramatically different aggregation propensity and cytotoxicity is also elusive. Here, we investigate the oligomerization dynamics and conformations of amyloidogenic hIAPP, hIAPP(S20G), and non-amyloidogenic rIAPP using atomistic discrete molecular dynamics (DMD) simulations. Our simulation results demonstrated that all three monomeric amylin peptides mainly adopted an unstructured formation with partial dynamical helices near the N-terminus. Relatively transient β-hairpins were more abundant in hIAPP and hIAPP(S20G) than in rIAPP. The S20G-substituting mutant of hIAPP altered the turn region of the β-hairpin motif, resulting in more hydrophobic residue-pairwise contacts within the β-hairpin. Oligomerization dynamic investigation revealed that all three peptides spontaneously accumulated into helix-populated oligomers. The conformational conversion to form β-sheet-rich oligomers was only observed in hIAPP and hIAPP(S20G). The population of high-β-sheet-content oligomers was enhanced by S20G substitution. Interestingly, both hIAPP and hIAPP(S20G) could form β-barrel formations, and the β-barrel propensity of hIAPP(S20G) was three times larger than that of hIAPP. No β-sheet-rich or β-barrel formations were observed in rIAPP. Our direct observation of the correlation between β-barrel oligomer formation and cytotoxicity suggests that β-barrels might play a critically important role in the cytotoxicity of amyloidosis.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Physics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- Department of Physics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- Department of Physics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- Department of Physics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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Hopkins FR, Álvarez-Rodríguez B, Heath GR, Panayi K, Hover S, Edwards TA, Barr JN, Fontana J. The Native Orthobunyavirus Ribonucleoprotein Possesses a Helical Architecture. mBio 2022; 13:e0140522. [PMID: 35762594 PMCID: PMC9426602 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01405-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The Bunyavirales order is the largest group of negative-sense RNA viruses, containing many lethal human pathogens for which approved anti-infective measures are not available. The bunyavirus genome consists of multiple negative-sense RNA segments enwrapped by the virus-encoded nucleocapsid protein (NP), which together with the viral polymerase form ribonucleoproteins (RNPs). RNPs represent substrates for RNA synthesis and virion assembly, which require inherent flexibility, consistent with the appearance of RNPs spilled from virions. These observations have resulted in conflicting models describing the overall RNP architecture. Here, we purified RNPs from Bunyamwera virus (BUNV), the prototypical orthobunyavirus. The lengths of purified RNPs imaged by negative staining resulted in 3 populations of RNPs, suggesting that RNPs possess a consistent method of condensation. Employing microscopy approaches, we conclusively show that the NP portion of BUNV RNPs is helical. Furthermore, we present a pseudo-atomic model for this portion based on a cryo-electron microscopy average at 13 Å resolution, which allowed us to fit the BUNV NP crystal structure by molecular dynamics. This model was confirmed by NP mutagenesis using a mini-genome system. The model shows that adjacent NP monomers in the RNP chain interact laterally through flexible N- and C-terminal arms only, with no longitudinal helix-stabilizing interactions, thus providing a potential model for the molecular basis for RNP flexibility. Excessive RNase treatment disrupts native RNPs, suggesting that RNA was key in maintaining the RNP structure. Overall, this work will inform studies on bunyaviral RNP assembly, packaging, and RNA replication, and aid in future antiviral strategies. IMPORTANCE Bunyaviruses are emerging RNA viruses that cause significant disease and economic burden and for which vaccines or therapies approved for humans are not available. The bunyavirus genome is wrapped up by the nucleoprotein (NP) and interacts with the viral polymerase, forming a ribonucleoprotein (RNP). This is the only form of the genome active for viral replication and assembly. However, until now how NPs are organized within an RNP was not known for any orthobunyavirus. Here, we purified RNPs from the prototypical orthobunyavirus, Bunyamwera virus, and employed microscopy approaches to show that the NP portion of the RNP was helical. We then combined our helical average with the known structure of an NP monomer, generating a pseudo-atomic model of this region. This arrangement allowed the RNPs to be highly flexible, which was critical for several stages of the viral replication cycle, such as segment circularization.
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- Francis R. Hopkins
- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leedsgrid.9909.9, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Designed peptides as nanomolar cross-amyloid inhibitors acting via supramolecular nanofiber co-assembly. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5004. [PMID: 36008417 PMCID: PMC9411207 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32688-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Amyloid self-assembly is linked to numerous devastating cell-degenerative diseases. However, designing inhibitors of this pathogenic process remains a major challenge. Cross-interactions between amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) and islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), key polypeptides of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), have been suggested to link AD with T2D pathogenesis. Here, we show that constrained peptides designed to mimic the Aβ amyloid core (ACMs) are nanomolar cross-amyloid inhibitors of both IAPP and Aβ42 and effectively suppress reciprocal cross-seeding. Remarkably, ACMs act by co-assembling with IAPP or Aβ42 into amyloid fibril-resembling but non-toxic nanofibers and their highly ordered superstructures. Co-assembled nanofibers exhibit various potentially beneficial features including thermolability, proteolytic degradability, and effective cellular clearance which are reminiscent of labile/reversible functional amyloids. ACMs are thus promising leads for potent anti-amyloid drugs in both T2D and AD while the supramolecular nanofiber co-assemblies should inform the design of novel functional (hetero-)amyloid-based nanomaterials for biomedical/biotechnological applications.
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Benhamou Goldfajn N, Tang H, Ding F. Substoichiometric Inhibition of Insulin against IAPP Aggregation Is Attenuated by the Incompletely Processed N-Terminus of proIAPP. ACS Chem Neurosci 2022; 13:2006-2016. [PMID: 35704461 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Substoichiometric aggregation inhibition of human islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), the hallmark of type 2 diabetes impacting millions of people, is crucial for developing clinic therapies, yet it remains challenging given that many candidate inhibitors require high doses. Intriguingly, insulin, the key regulatory polypeptide on blood glucose levels that are cosynthesized, costored, and cosecreted with IAPP by pancreatic β cells, has been identified as a potent inhibitor that can suppress IAPP amyloid aggregation at substoichiometric concentrations. Here, we computationally investigated the molecular mechanisms of the substoichiometric inhibition of insulin against the aggregation of IAPP and the incompletely processed IAPP (proIAPP) using discrete molecular dynamics simulations. Our results suggest that the amyloid aggregations of both IAPP and proIAPP might be disrupted by insulin through its binding with the shared amyloidogenic core sequences. However, the N-terminus of proIAPP competed with the amyloidogenic core sequences for the insulin interactions, resulting in attenuated inhibition by insulin. Moreover, insulin preferred to bind the elongation surfaces of IAPP seeds with fibril-like structure, with a stronger affinity than that of IAPP monomers. The capping of elongation surfaces by a small amount of insulin sterically prohibited the seed growth via monomer addition, achieving the substoichiometric inhibition. Together, our computational results provided molecular insights for the substoichiometric inhibition of insulin against IAPP aggregation, also the weakened effect on proIAPP. The uncovered substoichiometric inhibition by capping the elongation of amyloid seeds or fibrils may guide the rational designs of new potent inhibitors effective at low doses.
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- Nadav Benhamou Goldfajn
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States.,University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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Törner R, Kupreichyk T, Gremer L, Debled EC, Fenel D, Schemmert S, Gans P, Willbold D, Schoehn G, Hoyer W, Boisbouvier J. Structural basis for the inhibition of IAPP fibril formation by the co-chaperonin prefoldin. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2363. [PMID: 35501361 PMCID: PMC9061850 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30042-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Chaperones, as modulators of protein conformational states, are key cellular actors to prevent the accumulation of fibrillar aggregates. Here, we integrated kinetic investigations with structural studies to elucidate how the ubiquitous co-chaperonin prefoldin inhibits diabetes associated islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) fibril formation. We demonstrated that both human and archaeal prefoldin interfere similarly with the IAPP fibril elongation and secondary nucleation pathways. Using archaeal prefoldin model, we combined nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy with electron microscopy to establish that the inhibition of fibril formation is mediated by the binding of prefoldin's coiled-coil helices to the flexible IAPP N-terminal segment accessible on the fibril surface and fibril ends. Atomic force microscopy demonstrates that binding of prefoldin to IAPP leads to the formation of lower amounts of aggregates, composed of shorter fibrils, clustered together. Linking structural models with observed fibrillation inhibition processes opens perspectives for understanding the interference between natural chaperones and formation of disease-associated amyloids.
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- Ricarda Törner
- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 71, Avenue des Martyrs, F-38044, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7: Structural Biochemistry) and JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
- Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7: Structural Biochemistry) and JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
- Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 71, Avenue des Martyrs, F-38044, Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 71, Avenue des Martyrs, F-38044, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7: Structural Biochemistry) and JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 71, Avenue des Martyrs, F-38044, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7: Structural Biochemistry) and JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
- Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 71, Avenue des Martyrs, F-38044, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7: Structural Biochemistry) and JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany.
- Institut für Physikalische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 71, Avenue des Martyrs, F-38044, Grenoble, France.
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Matiiv AB, Trubitsina NP, Matveenko AG, Barbitoff YA, Zhouravleva GA, Bondarev SA. Structure and Polymorphism of Amyloid and Amyloid-Like Aggregates. BIOCHEMISTRY. BIOKHIMIIA 2022; 87:450-463. [PMID: 35790379 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297922050066] [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: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Amyloids are protein aggregates with the cross-β structure. The interest in amyloids is explained, on the one hand, by their role in the development of socially significant human neurodegenerative diseases, and on the other hand, by the discovery of functional amyloids, whose formation is an integral part of cellular processes. To date, more than a hundred proteins with the amyloid or amyloid-like properties have been identified. Studying the structure of amyloid aggregates has revealed a wide variety of protein conformations. In the review, we discuss the diversity of protein folds in the amyloid-like aggregates and the characteristic features of amyloid aggregates that determine their unusual properties, including stability and interaction with amyloid-specific dyes. The review also describes the diversity of amyloid aggregates and its significance for living organisms.
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- Anton B Matiiv
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
- Bioinformatics Institute, Saint Petersburg, 197342, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia.
- Laboratory of Amyloid Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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Linking hIAPP misfolding and aggregation with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a structural perspective. Biosci Rep 2022; 42:231205. [PMID: 35475576 PMCID: PMC9118370 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20211297] [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: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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There are over 40 identified human disorders that involve certain proteins folding incorrectly, accumulating in the body causing damage to cells and organs and causing disease. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is one of these protein misfolding disorders (PMDs) and involves human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) misfolding and accumulating in parts of the body, primarily in the pancreas, causing damage to islet cells and affecting glucose regulation. In this review, we have summarised our current understanding of what causes hIAPP to misfold, what conformations are found in different parts of the body with a particular focus on what is known about the structure of hIAPP and how this links to T2DM. Understanding the molecular basis behind these misfolding events is essential for understanding the role of hIAPP to develop better therapeutics since type 2 diabetes currently affects over 4.9 million people in the United Kingdom alone and is predicted to increase as our population ages.
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Sevcuka A, White K, Terry C. Factors That Contribute to hIAPP Amyloidosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12040583. [PMID: 35455074 PMCID: PMC9025880 DOI: 10.3390/life12040583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cases of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) are increasing at an alarming rate due to the rise in obesity, sedentary lifestyles, glucose-rich diets and other factors. Numerous studies have increasingly illustrated the pivotal role that human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) plays in the pathology of T2DM through damage and subsequent loss of pancreatic β-cell mass. HIAPP can misfold and form amyloid fibrils which are preceded by pre-fibrillar oligomers and monomers, all of which have been linked, to a certain extent, to β-cell cytotoxicity through a range of proposed mechanisms. This review provides an up-to-date summary of recent progress in the field, highlighting factors that contribute to hIAPP misfolding and aggregation such as hIAPP protein concentration, cell stress, molecular chaperones, the immune system response and cross-seeding with other amyloidogenic proteins. Understanding the structure of hIAPP and how these factors affect amyloid formation will help us better understand how hIAPP misfolds and aggregates and, importantly, help identify potential therapeutic targets for inhibiting amyloidosis so alternate and more effective treatments for T2DM can be developed.
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Tang H, Sun Y, Ding F. Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Ratio of Amphiphilic Helix Mimetics Determines the Effects on Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Aggregation. J Chem Inf Model 2022; 62:1760-1770. [PMID: 35311274 PMCID: PMC9123946 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.1c01566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Amyloid depositions of human islet amyloid polypeptides (hIAPP) are associated with type II diabetes (T2D) impacting millions of people globally. Accordingly, strategies against hIAPP aggregation are essential for the prevention and eventual treatment of the disease. Helix mimetics, which modulate the protein-protein interaction by mimicking the side chain residues of a natural α-helix, were found to be a promising strategy for inhibiting hIAPP aggregation. Here, we applied molecular dynamics simulations to investigate two helix mimetics reported to have opposite effects on hIAPP aggregation in solution, the oligopyridylamide-based scaffold 1e promoted, whereas naphthalimide-appended oligopyridylamide scaffold DM 1 inhibited the aggregation of hIAPP in solution. We found that 1e promoted hIAPP aggregation because of the recruiting effects through binding with the N-termini of hIAPP peptides. In contrast, DM 1 with a higher hydrophobic/hydrophilic ratio effectively inhibited hIAPP aggregation by strongly binding with the C-termini of hIAPP peptides, which competed for the interpeptide contacts between amyloidogenic regions in the C-termini and impaired the fibrillization of hIAPP. Structural analyses revealed that DM 1 formed the core of hIAPP-DM 1 complexes and stabilized the off-pathway oligomers, whereas 1e formed the corona outside the hIAPP-1e complexes and remained active in recruiting free hIAPP peptides. The distinct interaction mechanisms of DM 1 and 1e, together with other reported potent antagonists in the literature, emphasized the effective small molecule-based amyloid inhibitors by disrupting peptide interactions that should reach a balanced hydrophobic/hydrophilic ratio, providing a viable and generic strategy for the rational design of novel anti-amyloid nanomedicine.
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- Huayuan Tang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States.,Department of Physics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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Khemtemourian L, Fatafta H, Davion B, Lecomte S, Castano S, Strodel B. Structural Dissection of the First Events Following Membrane Binding of the Islet Amyloid Polypeptide. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:849979. [PMID: 35372496 PMCID: PMC8965455 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.849979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is the main constituent of the amyloid fibrils found in the pancreas of type 2 diabetes patients. The aggregation of IAPP is known to cause cell death, where the cell membrane plays a dual role: being a catalyst of IAPP aggregation and being the target of IAPP toxicity. Using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and molecular dynamics simulations we investigate the very first molecular steps following IAPP binding to a lipid membrane. In particular, we assess the combined effects of the charge state of amino-acid residue 18 and the IAPP-membrane interactions on the structures of monomeric and aggregated IAPP. Distinct IAPP-membrane interaction modes for the various IAPP variants are revealed. Membrane binding causes IAPP to fold into an amphipathic α-helix, which in the case of H18K-, and H18R-IAPP readily moves beyond the headgroup region. For all IAPP variants but H18E-IAPP, the membrane-bound helix is an intermediate on the way to amyloid aggregation, while H18E-IAPP remains in a stable helical conformation. The fibrillar aggregates of wild-type IAPP and H18K-IAPP are dominated by an antiparallel β-sheet conformation, while H18R- and H18A-IAPP exhibit both antiparallel and parallel β-sheets as well as amorphous aggregates. Our results emphasize the decisive role of residue 18 for the structure and membrane interaction of IAPP. This residue is thus a good therapeutic target for destabilizing membrane-bound IAPP fibrils to inhibit their toxic actions.
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- Lucie Khemtemourian
- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux IMP, CBMN, Pessac, France
- *Correspondence: Lucie Khemtemourian, ; Birgit Strodel,
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, Structural Biochemistry, Jülich, Germany
- JuStruct, Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Jülich, Germany
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux IMP, CBMN, Pessac, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux IMP, CBMN, Pessac, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux IMP, CBMN, Pessac, France
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, Structural Biochemistry, Jülich, Germany
- JuStruct, Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- *Correspondence: Lucie Khemtemourian, ; Birgit Strodel,
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Louros N, Ramakers M, Michiels E, Konstantoulea K, Morelli C, Garcia T, Moonen N, D'Haeyer S, Goossens V, Thal DR, Audenaert D, Rousseau F, Schymkowitz J. Mapping the sequence specificity of heterotypic amyloid interactions enables the identification of aggregation modifiers. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1351. [PMID: 35292653 PMCID: PMC8924238 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28955-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Heterotypic amyloid interactions between related protein sequences have been observed in functional and disease amyloids. While sequence homology seems to favour heterotypic amyloid interactions, we have no systematic understanding of the structural rules determining such interactions nor whether they inhibit or facilitate amyloid assembly. Using structure-based thermodynamic calculations and extensive experimental validation, we performed a comprehensive exploration of the defining role of sequence promiscuity in amyloid interactions. Using tau as a model system we demonstrate that proteins with local sequence homology to tau amyloid nucleating regions can modify fibril nucleation, morphology, assembly and spreading of aggregates in cultured cells. Depending on the type of mutation such interactions inhibit or promote aggregation in a manner that can be predicted from structure. We find that these heterotypic amyloid interactions can result in the subcellular mis-localisation of these proteins. Moreover, equilibrium studies indicate that the critical concentration of aggregation is altered by heterotypic interactions. Our findings suggest a structural mechanism by which the proteomic background can modulate the aggregation propensity of amyloidogenic proteins and we discuss how such sequence-specific proteostatic perturbations could contribute to the selective cellular susceptibility of amyloid disease progression. In this work, Louros et al. uncover a rule book for interactions of amyloids with other proteins. This grammar was shown to promote cellular spreading of tau aggregates in cells, but can also be harvested to develop structure-based aggregation blockers.
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- Nikolaos Louros
- Switch Laboratory, VIB Center for Brain and Disease Research, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.,Switch Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Switch Laboratory, VIB Center for Brain and Disease Research, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.,Switch Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Switch Laboratory, VIB Center for Brain and Disease Research, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.,Switch Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Switch Laboratory, VIB Center for Brain and Disease Research, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.,Switch Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Switch Laboratory, VIB Center for Brain and Disease Research, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.,Switch Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Switch Laboratory, VIB Center for Brain and Disease Research, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.,Switch Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Switch Laboratory, VIB Center for Brain and Disease Research, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.,Switch Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB Screening Core, Ghent, Belgium.,Centre for Bioassay Development and Screening (C-BIOS), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB Screening Core, Ghent, Belgium.,Centre for Bioassay Development and Screening (C-BIOS), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory for Neuropathology, KU Leuven, and Department of Pathology, UZ Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB Screening Core, Ghent, Belgium.,Centre for Bioassay Development and Screening (C-BIOS), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Switch Laboratory, VIB Center for Brain and Disease Research, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. .,Switch Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Switch Laboratory, VIB Center for Brain and Disease Research, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. .,Switch Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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Rizzuti B. Molecular simulations of proteins: From simplified physical interactions to complex biological phenomena. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2022; 1870:140757. [PMID: 35051666 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2022.140757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Molecular dynamics simulation is the most popular computational technique for investigating the structural and dynamical behaviour of proteins, in search of the molecular basis of their function. Far from being a completely settled field of research, simulations are still evolving to best capture the essential features of the atomic interactions that govern a protein's inner motions. Modern force fields are becoming increasingly accurate in providing a physical description adequate to this purpose, and allow us to model complex biological systems under fairly realistic conditions. Furthermore, the use of accelerated sampling techniques is improving our access to the observation of progressively larger molecular structures, longer time scales, and more hidden functional events. In this review, the basic principles of molecular dynamics simulations and a number of key applications in the area of protein science are summarized, and some of the most important results are discussed. Examples include the study of the structure, dynamics and binding properties of 'difficult' targets, such as intrinsically disordered proteins and membrane receptors, and the investigation of challenging phenomena like hydration-driven processes and protein aggregation. The findings described provide an overall picture of the current state of this research field, and indicate new perspectives on the road ahead to the upcoming future of molecular simulations.
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- Bruno Rizzuti
- CNR-NANOTEC, SS Rende (CS), Department of Physics, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI), Joint Unit GBsC-CSIC-BIFI, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
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Xu Y, Maya-Martinez R, Guthertz N, Heath GR, Manfield IW, Breeze AL, Sobott F, Foster R, Radford SE. Tuning the rate of aggregation of hIAPP into amyloid using small-molecule modulators of assembly. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1040. [PMID: 35210421 PMCID: PMC8873464 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28660-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) self-assembles into amyloid fibrils which deposit in pancreatic islets of type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients. Here, we applied chemical kinetics to study the mechanism of amyloid assembly of wild-type hIAPP and its more amyloidogenic natural variant S20G. We show that the aggregation of both peptides involves primary nucleation, secondary nucleation and elongation. We also report the discovery of two structurally distinct small-molecule modulators of hIAPP assembly, one delaying the aggregation of wt hIAPP, but not S20G; while the other enhances the rate of aggregation of both variants at substoichiometric concentrations. Investigation into the inhibition mechanism(s) using chemical kinetics, native mass spectrometry, fluorescence titration, SPR and NMR revealed that the inhibitor retards primary nucleation, secondary nucleation and elongation, by binding peptide monomers. By contrast, the accelerator predominantly interacts with species formed in the lag phase. These compounds represent useful chemical tools to study hIAPP aggregation and may serve as promising starting-points for the development of therapeutics for T2D.
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- Yong Xu
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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Murray KA, Evans D, Hughes MP, Sawaya MR, Hu CJ, Houk KN, Eisenberg D. Extended β-Strands Contribute to Reversible Amyloid Formation. ACS NANO 2022; 16:2154-2163. [PMID: 35132852 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c08043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The assembly of proteins into fibrillar amyloid structures was once considered to be pathologic and essentially irreversible. Recent studies reveal amyloid-like structures that form reversibly, derived from protein low-complexity domains which function in cellular metabolism. Here, by comparing atomic-level structures of reversible and irreversible amyloid fibrils, we find that the β-sheets of reversible fibrils are enriched in flattened (as opposed to pleated) β-sheets formed by stacking of extended β-strands. Quantum mechanical calculations show that glycine residues favor extended β-strands which may be stabilized by intraresidue interactions between the amide proton and the carbonyl oxygen, known as C5 hydrogen-bonds. Larger residue side chains favor shorter strands and pleated sheets. These findings highlight a structural element that may regulate reversible amyloid assembly.
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Zhang G, Meng L, Wang Z, Peng Q, Chen G, Xiong J, Zhang Z. Islet amyloid polypeptide cross-seeds tau and drives the neurofibrillary pathology in Alzheimer’s disease. Mol Neurodegener 2022; 17:12. [PMID: 35093145 PMCID: PMC8800231 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-022-00518-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background The pathologic accumulation and aggregation of tau is a hallmark of tauopathies including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the molecular mechanisms mediating tau aggregation in AD remain elusive. The incidence of AD is increased in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), which is characterized by the amyloid deposition of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) in the pancreas. However, the molecular mechanisms bridging AD and T2DM remain unknown. Methods We first examined the presence of IAPP in the neurofibrillary tangles of AD patients. Then we tested the effect of IAPP on tau aggregation. The biochemical and biological characteristics of the IAPP-tau fibrils were tested in vitro. The seeding activity and neurotoxicity of the IAPP-tau fibrils were confirmed in cultured neurons. Lastly, the effect of IAPP on tau pathology and cognitive impairments was determined by injecting the IAPP-tau fibrils and IAPP fibrils into the hippocampus of tau P301S mice. Results We found that IAPP interacts with tau and accelerates the formation of a more toxic strain, which shows distinct morphology with enhanced seeding activity and neurotoxicity in vitro. Intrahippocampal injection of the IAPP-tau strain into the tau P301S transgenic mice substantially promoted the spreading of tau pathology and induced more severe synapse loss and cognitive deficits, when compared with tau fibrils. Furthermore, intracerebral injection of synthetic IAPP fibrils initiated tauopathy in the brain of tau P301S transgenic mice. Conclusions These observations indicate that IAPP acts as a crucial mediator of tau pathology in AD, and provide a mechanistic explanation for the higher risk of AD in individuals with T2DM. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13024-022-00518-y.
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Dey A, Maiti S. Determining the Stoichiometry of Amyloid Oligomers by Single-Molecule Photobleaching. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2538:55-74. [PMID: 35951293 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2529-3_5] [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] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Small oligomers are the initial intermediates in the pathway to amyloid fibril formation. They have a distinct identity from the monomers as well as from the protofibrils and the fibrils, both in their structure and in their properties. In many cases, they play a crucial biological role. However, due to their transient nature, they are difficult to characterize. "Oligomer" is a diffuse definition, encompassing aggregates of many different sizes, and this lack of precise definition causes much confusion and disagreement between different research groups. Here, we define the small oligomers as "n"-mers with n < 10, which is the size range in which the amyloid proteins typically exist at the initial phase of the aggregation process. Since the oligomers dynamically interconvert into each other, a solution of aggregating amyloid proteins will contain a distribution of sizes. A precise characterization of an oligomeric solution will, therefore, require quantification of the relative population of each size. Size-based separation methods, such as size-exclusion chromatography, are typically used to characterize this distribution. However, if the interconversion between oligomers of different sizes is fast, this would not yield reliable results. Single-molecule photobleaching (smPB) is a direct method to evaluate this size distribution in a heterogeneous solution without separation. In addition, understanding the mechanism of action of amyloid oligomers requires knowing the affinity of each oligomer type to different cellular components, such as the cell membrane. These measurements are also amenable to smPB. Here we show how to perform smPB, both for oligomers in solution and for oligomers attached to the membrane.
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- Arpan Dey
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India.
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King KM, Sharp AK, Davidson DS, Brown AM, Lemkul JA. Impact of Electronic Polarization on Preformed, β-Strand Rich Homogenous and Heterogeneous Amyloid Oligomers. JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL BIOPHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY 2021; 21:449-460. [PMID: 35756548 DOI: 10.1142/s2737416521420059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Amyloids are a subset of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) that self-assemble into cross-[Formula: see text] oligomers and fibrils. The structural plasticity of amyloids leads to sampling of metastable, low-molecular-weight oligomers that contribute to cytotoxicity. Of interest are amyloid-[Formula: see text] (A[Formula: see text] and islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), which are involved in the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease and Type 2 diabetes mellitus, respectively. In addition to forming homogenous oligomers and fibrils, these species have been found to cross-aggregate in heterogeneous structures. Biophysical properties, including electronic effects, that are unique or conserved between homogenous and heterogeneous amyloids oligomers are thus far unexplored. Here, we simulated homogenous and heterogeneous amyloid oligomers of A[Formula: see text] and IAPP[Formula: see text] fragments using the Drude oscillator model to investigate the impact of electronic polarization on the structural morphology and stability of preformed hexamers. Upon simulation of preformed, [Formula: see text]-strand rich oligomers with Drude, structural rearrangement occurred causing some loss of [Formula: see text]-strand structure in favor of random coil content for all oligomers. Homogenous A[Formula: see text] was the most stable system, deriving stability from low polarization in hydrophobic residues and through salt bridge formation. Changes in polarization were observed primarily for A[Formula: see text] residues in heterogeneous cross-amyloid systems, displaying a decrease in charged residue dipole moments and an increase in hydrophobic sidechain dipole moments. This work is the first study utilizing the Drude-2019 force field with amyloid oligomers, providing insight into the impact of electronic effects on oligomer structure and highlighting the importance of different microenvironments on amyloid oligomer stability.
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- Kelsie M. King
- Program in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Virginia Tech, 340 West Campus Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Program in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Virginia Tech, 340 West Campus Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, 340 West Campus, Dr Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Program in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Virginia Tech, 340 West Campus Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, 340 West Campus, Dr Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
- University Libraries, Virginia Tech, 560 Drillfield, Dr Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, 340 West Campus, Dr Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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