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Funari R, Bhalla N, Gentile L. Measuring the Radius of Gyration and Intrinsic Flexibility of Viral Proteins in Buffer Solution Using Small-Angle X-ray Scattering. ACS MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AU 2022; 2:547-552. [PMID: 36573077 PMCID: PMC9783065 DOI: 10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Measuring structural features of proteins dispersed in buffer solution, in contrast to crystal form, is indispensable in understanding morphological characteristics of the biomolecule in a native environment. We report on the structure and apparent viscosity of unfolded α and β variants of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins dispersed in buffer solutions. The radius of gyration of the β variant is found to be larger than that of the α variant, while the ab initio computation of one of the possible particle-like bodies is consistent with the small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) profiles resembling a conformation similar to the three-dimensional structure of the folded state of the corresponding α and β spike variant. However, a smaller radius of gyration with respect to the predicted folded state of 2.4 and 2.7 is observed for both α and β variants, respectively. Our work complements the structural characterization of spike proteins using cryo-electron microscopy techniques. The measurement/analysis discussed here might be useful for quick and cost-effective evaluation of several protein structures, let alone mutated viral proteins, which is useful for drug discovery/development applications.
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- Riccardo Funari
- Department
of Physics “M. Merlin”, University
of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola, 173, Bari 70125, Italy
- Institute
for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, CNR, Via Amendola, 173, Bari, 70125, Italy
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- Nanotechnology
and Integrated Bioengineering Centre (NIBEC), School of Engineering, Ulster University, Jordanstown, Shore Road, Northern Ireland BT37 0QB, United Kingdom
- Healthcare
Technology Hub, Ulster University, Jordanstown Shore Road, Northern Ireland BT37 0QB, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Edoardo Orabona 4, Bari 70125, Italy
- Bari
unit,
Center for Colloid and Surface Science (CSGI), via della Lastruccia 3, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy
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Yadav N, Kumar U, Roopmani P, Krishnan UM, Sethuraman S, Chauhan MK, Chauhan VS. Ultrashort Peptide-Based Hydrogel for the Healing of Critical Bone Defects in Rabbits. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:54111-54126. [PMID: 36401830 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c18733] [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] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The use of hydrogels as scaffolds for three-dimensional (3D) cell growth is an active area of research in tissue engineering. Herein, we report the self-assembly of an ultrashort peptide, a tetrapeptide, Asp-Leu-IIe-IIe, the shortest peptide sequence from a highly fibrillogenic protein TDP-43, into the hydrogel. The hydrogel was mechanically strong and highly stable, with storage modulus values in MPa ranges. The hydrogel supported the proliferation and successful differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in its matrix as assessed by cell viability, calcium deposition, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and the expression of osteogenic marker gene studies. To check whether the hydrogel supports 3D growth and regeneration in in vivo conditions, a rabbit critical bone defect model was used. Micro-computed tomography (CT) and X-ray analysis demonstrated the formation of mineralized neobone in the defect areas, with significantly higher bone mineralization and relative bone densities in animals treated with the peptide hydrogel compared to nontreated and matrigel treatment groups. The ultrashort peptide-based hydrogel developed in this work holds great potential for its further development as tissue regeneration and/or engineering scaffolds.
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- Nitin Yadav
- Molecular Medicine Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi110067, India
- Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Sector-3, Pushpvihar, New Delhi110017, India
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- Molecular Medicine Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi110067, India
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- Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials, SASTRA's Hub for Research & Innovation (SHRI), School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur613401, India
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- Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials, SASTRA's Hub for Research & Innovation (SHRI), School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur613401, India
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- Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials, SASTRA's Hub for Research & Innovation (SHRI), School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur613401, India
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- Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Sector-3, Pushpvihar, New Delhi110017, India
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- Molecular Medicine Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi110067, India
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Scelsi A, Bochicchio B, Smith AM, Laezza A, Saiani A, Pepe A. Hydrogels from the Assembly of SAA/Elastin-Inspired Peptides Reveal Non-Canonical Nanotopologies. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27227901. [PMID: 36432002 PMCID: PMC9698559 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Peptide-based hydrogels are of great interest in the biomedical field according to their biocompatibility, simple structure and tunable properties via sequence modification. In recent years, multicomponent assembly of peptides have expanded the possibilities to produce more versatile hydrogels, by blending gelating peptides with different type of peptides to add new features. In the present study, the assembly of gelating P5 peptide SFFSF blended with P21 peptide, SFFSFGVPGVGVPGVGSFFSF, an elastin-inspired peptides or, alternatively, with FF dipeptide, was investigated by oscillatory rheology and different microscopy techniques in order to shed light on the nanotopologies formed by the self-assembled peptide mixtures. Our data show that, depending on the added peptides, cooperative or disruptive assembly can be observed giving rise to distinct nanotopologies to which correspond different mechanical properties that could be exploited to fabricate materials with desired properties.
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- Alessandra Scelsi
- Laboratory of Bioinspired Materials (LABIM), Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Bioinspired Materials (LABIM), Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Materials, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Laboratory of Bioinspired Materials (LABIM), Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Materials, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Laboratory of Bioinspired Materials (LABIM), Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-09-7120-5486
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Chu S, Wang AL, Bhattacharya A, Montclare JK. Protein Based Biomaterials for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications. PROGRESS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (BRISTOL, ENGLAND) 2022; 4:012003. [PMID: 34950852 PMCID: PMC8691744 DOI: 10.1088/2516-1091/ac2841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Proteins are some of the most versatile and studied macromolecules with extensive biomedical applications. The natural and biological origin of proteins offer such materials several advantages over their synthetic counterparts, such as innate bioactivity, recognition by cells and reduced immunogenic potential. Furthermore, proteins can be easily functionalized by altering their primary amino acid sequence and can often be further self-assembled into higher order structures either spontaneously or under specific environmental conditions. This review will feature the recent advances in protein-based biomaterials in the delivery of therapeutic cargo such as small molecules, genetic material, proteins, and cells. First, we will discuss the ways in which secondary structural motifs, the building blocks of more complex proteins, have unique properties that enable them to be useful for therapeutic delivery. Next, supramolecular assemblies, such as fibers, nanoparticles, and hydrogels, made from these building blocks that are engineered to behave in a cohesive manner, are discussed. Finally, we will cover additional modifications to protein materials that impart environmental responsiveness to materials. This includes the emerging field of protein molecular robots, and relatedly, protein-based theranostic materials that combine therapeutic potential with modern imaging modalities, including near-infrared fluorescence spectroscopy (NIRF), single-photo emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT), positron emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound/photoacoustic imaging (US/PAI).
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- Stanley Chu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- College of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Department of Chemistry, NYU, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Biomaterials, NYU College of Dentistry, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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Abakumov S, Deschaume O, Bartic C, Lang C, Korculanin O, Dhont JKG, Lettinga MP. Uncovering Log Jamming in Semidilute Suspensions of Quasi-Ideal Rods. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Sergey Abakumov
- Laboratory for Molecular Imaging and Photonics, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- JCNS-4, Forschungzentrum Jülich, DE 85748 Jülich, Germany
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- Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- IBI-4, Forschungzentrum Jülich, DE 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Chen K, Ying Q, Hao X, Sun K, Wang H. Elastic and Stretchable Double Network Hydrogel as Printable Ink for High-Resolution Fabrication of Ionic Skin. Int J Bioprint 2021; 7:377. [PMID: 34286154 PMCID: PMC8287495 DOI: 10.18063/ijb.v7i3.377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A hydrogel that combines both printability and adaptability, high elasticity, and stretchability can provide ideal mechanical properties, and also render complex and accurate construction for ionic skin. However, it is extremely challenging. Here, we propose a colloidal-based double-network (DN) hydrogel as printable inks for high-precision fabrication of ionic skins. Particularly, polyacrylamide (PAAm), as the covalent network that can maintain the long-term material integrity, was combined with gelatin colloidal network to improve the injectability and printability of the resulting DN hydrogels. The DN design cooperatively provides the hydrogels with higher toughness values and deformability than what single colloidal or PAAm network can achieve. Further design of ionic skin based on capacitor microarray was demonstrated to serve as a sensitive and stable capacitor that can respond to external stimuli, thereby allowing to sense the body movements such as finger bending, laugh, and wrist pulse by translating mechanical changes into electric signals. Therefore, this study provides a novel strategy for the design and preparation of high-resolution ionic skins as the wearable sensor.
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- Kaiwen Chen
- Key State Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, High-tech District, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China
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- Key State Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, High-tech District, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China
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- Key State Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, High-tech District, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China
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- Key State Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, High-tech District, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China
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- Key State Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, High-tech District, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China
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Roosen-Runge F, Schurtenberger P, Stradner A. Self-diffusion of nonspherical particles fundamentally conflicts with effective sphere models. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:154002. [PMID: 33498038 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abdff9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Modeling diffusion of nonspherical particles presents an unsolved and considerable challenge, despite its importance for the understanding of crowding effects in biology, food technology and formulation science. A common approach in experiment and simulation is to map nonspherical objects on effective spheres to subsequently use the established predictions for spheres to approximate phenomena for nonspherical particles. Using numerical evaluation of the hydrodynamic mobility tensor, we show that this so-called effective sphere model fundamentally fails to represent the self-diffusion in solutions of ellipsoids as well as rod-like assemblies of spherical beads. The effective sphere model drastically overestimates the slowing down of self-diffusion down to volume fractions below 0.01. Furthermore, even the linear term relevant at lower volume fraction is inaccurate, linked to a fundamental misconception of effective sphere models. To overcome the severe problems related with the use of effective sphere models, we suggest a protocol to predict the short-time self-diffusion of rod-like systems, based on simulations with hydrodynamic interactions that become feasible even for more complex molecules as the essential observable shows a negligible system-size effect.
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- Felix Roosen-Runge
- Division of Physical Chemistry, Lund University, Naturvetarvägen 14, 22100 Lund, Sweden
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biofilms-Research Center for Biointerfaces (BRCB), Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Sweden
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Lund University, Naturvetarvägen 14, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Lund University, Naturvetarvägen 14, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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Rhine K, Makurath MA, Liu J, Skanchy S, Lopez C, Catalan KF, Ma Y, Fare CM, Shorter J, Ha T, Chemla YR, Myong S. ALS/FTLD-Linked Mutations in FUS Glycine Residues Cause Accelerated Gelation and Reduced Interactions with Wild-Type FUS. Mol Cell 2020; 80:666-681.e8. [PMID: 33159856 PMCID: PMC7688085 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The RNA-binding protein fused in sarcoma (FUS) can form pathogenic inclusions in neurodegenerative diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar dementia (FTLD). Over 70 mutations in Fus are linked to ALS/FTLD. In patients, all Fus mutations are heterozygous, indicating that the mutant drives disease progression despite the presence of wild-type (WT) FUS. Here, we demonstrate that ALS/FTLD-linked FUS mutations in glycine (G) strikingly drive formation of droplets that do not readily interact with WT FUS, whereas arginine (R) mutants form mixed condensates with WT FUS. Remarkably, interactions between WT and G mutants are disfavored at the earliest stages of FUS nucleation. In contrast, R mutants physically interact with the WT FUS such that WT FUS recovers the mutant defects by reducing droplet size and increasing dynamic interactions with RNA. This result suggests disparate molecular mechanisms underlying ALS/FTLD pathogenesis and differing recovery potential depending on the type of mutation.
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- Kevin Rhine
- Program in Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Physics, Center for the Physics of Living Cells, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; Medical Genetics and Ophthalmic Genomics Unit, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Program in Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Program in Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; Department of Physics, Center for the Physics of Living Cells, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Physics, Center for the Physics of Living Cells, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Program in Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; Department of Physics, Center for the Physics of Living Cells, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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Del Giudice A, Rüter A, Pavel NV, Galantini L, Olsson U. Self-Assembly of Model Amphiphilic Peptides in Nonaqueous Solvents: Changing the Driving Force for Aggregation Does Not Change the Fibril Structure. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:8451-8460. [PMID: 32597180 PMCID: PMC8009514 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Within the homologous series of amphiphilic peptides AnK, both A8K and A10K self-assemble in water to form twisted ribbon fibrils with lengths around 100 nm. The structure of the fibrils can be described in terms of twisted β-sheets extending in the direction of the fibrils, laminated to give a constant cross section of 4 nm by 8 nm. The finite width of the twisted ribbons can be reasonably explained within a simple thermodynamic model, considering a free energy penalty for the stretching of hydrogen bonds along the twisted β-sheets and an interfacial free energy gain for the lamination of the hydrophobic β-sheets. In this study, we characterize the self-assembly behavior of these peptides in nonaqueous solutions as a route to probe the role of hydrophobic interaction in fibril stabilization. Both peptides, in methanol and N,N-dimethylformamide, were found to form fibrillar aggregates with the same β-sheet structure as in water but with slightly smaller cross-sectional sizes. However, the gel-like texture, the slow relaxation in dynamic light scattering experiments, and a correlation peak in the small-angle X-ray scattering pattern highlighted enhanced interfibril interactions in the nonaqueous solvents in the same concentration range. This could be ascribed to a higher effective volume of the aggregates because of enhanced fibril growth and length, as suggested by light scattering and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy analyses. These effects can be discussed considering how the solvent properties affect the different energetic contributions (hydrophobic, electrostatic, and hydrogen bonding) to fibril formation. In the analyzed case, the decreased hydrogen bonding propensity of the nonaqueous solvents makes the hydrogen bond formation along the fibril a key driving force for peptide assembly, whereas it represents a nonrelevant contribution in water.
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- Alessandra Del Giudice
- Department
of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le A. Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Division
of Physical Chemistry, Lund University, Lund SE-22100, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le A. Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le A. Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Division
of Physical Chemistry, Lund University, Lund SE-22100, Sweden
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