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Nazarova A, Shiabiev I, Shibaeva K, Mostovaya O, Mukhametzyanov T, Khannanov A, Evtugyn V, Zelenikhin P, Shi X, Shen M, Padnya P, Stoikov I. Thiacalixarene Carboxylic Acid Derivatives as Inhibitors of Lysozyme Fibrillation. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4721. [PMID: 38731940 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25094721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Amyloid fibroproliferation leads to organ damage and is associated with a number of neurodegenerative diseases affecting populations worldwide. There are several ways to protect against fibril formation, including inhibition. A variety of organic compounds based on molecular recognition of amino acids within the protein have been proposed for the design of such inhibitors. However, the role of macrocyclic compounds, i.e., thiacalix[4]arenes, in inhibiting fibrillation is still almost unknown. In the present work, the use of water-soluble thiacalix[4]arene derivatives for the inhibition of hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) amyloid fibrillation is proposed for the first time. The binding of HEWL by the synthesized thiacalix[4]arenes (logKa = 5.05-5.13, 1:1 stoichiometry) leads to the formation of stable supramolecular systems capable of stabilizing the protein structure and protecting against fibrillation by 29-45%. The macrocycle conformation has little effect on protein binding strength, and the native HEWL secondary structure does not change via interaction. The synthesized compounds are non-toxic to the A549 cell line in the range of 0.5-250 µg/mL. The results obtained may be useful for further investigation of the anti-amyloidogenic role of thiacalix[4]arenes, and also open up future prospects for the creation of new ways to prevent neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Anastasia Nazarova
- A. M. Butlerov Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Str., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- A. M. Butlerov Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Str., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- A. M. Butlerov Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Str., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- A. M. Butlerov Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Str., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- A. M. Butlerov Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Str., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- A. M. Butlerov Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Str., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Analytical Microscopy, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Str., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Str., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
- CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Campus Universitário da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- A. M. Butlerov Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Str., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- A. M. Butlerov Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya Str., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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Li J, Zhang Y, Dong J, Li D, Ba X, Wang S. Dissimilar effects of the hydrophilic carbon dots on the amyloid aggregation of two model proteins and the mechanism discussion. J Mol Recognit 2024:e3085. [PMID: 38599335 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.3085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Many proteins could aggregate into amyloid fibrils under certain conditions. However, the aggregation process and morphology of the fibrils may be significantly different because of the distinct protein structure. In this article, the hydrophilic carbon dots (Lys-CA-CDs) were prepared using lysine (Lys) and citric acid (CA) as reactant under the assistance of a microwave. The dissimilar modulation effect of Lys-CA-CDs on the aggregation process of distinct structure protein was further investigated, where bovine serum albumin (BSA) and hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) were chosen as model proteins. All results showed that Lys-CA-CDs displayed the contrary influence on the aggregation process of BSA and HEWL. Lys-CA-CDs could induce BSA to aggregate into more wormlike fibrils and inhibit the aggregation of HEWL into hair-like fibrils. The influence on the aggregation process of BSA may be assigned to the increased concentration of BSA around the Lys-CA-CDs caused by their interaction. However, inserting of Lys-CA-CDs into the inner structure of HEWL led to the change of protein secondary structure. The change of secondary structure further made it difficult for HEWL to aggregate into fibrils and Lys-CA-CDs showed the inhibition effect on HEWL aggregation.
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- Jie Li
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei University, Baoding, P. R. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei University, Baoding, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei University, Baoding, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei University, Baoding, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei University, Baoding, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of New Pharmaceutical Preparations and Excipients, Hebei University, Baoding, P. R. China
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Prabhu MPT, Chrungoo S, Sarkar N. Amine Group Surface-Functionalized Carbon Quantum Dots Exhibit Anti-amyloidogenic Effects Towards Hen Egg White Lysozyme by Inducing Formation of Nontoxic Spherical Aggregates. Protein J 2023; 42:728-740. [PMID: 37803220 DOI: 10.1007/s10930-023-10157-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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The tendency of polypeptide chains to deviate from their conventional protein folding pathway and instead get trapped as off-pathway intermediates, has been a matter of great concern. These off-pathway intermediates eventually lead to the formation of insoluble, ordered fibrillar aggregates called amyloids, which are responsible for a host of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Type II diabetes. In spite of extensive research, development of an effective therapeutic strategy against amyloidosis still remains elusive. In recent times, carbon quantum dots (CQD) have grabbed the attention of researchers against amyloidogenesis due to their ease of preparation, aqueous soluble nature, unique optical properties, high surface to volume ratio, physio-chemical properties, semi-conducting nature and mainly biocompatible. In the current study, we have reported an easy-to-prepare procedure for synthesis of amine group surface functionalized CQDs from commonly available kitchen spices with anti-oxidant properties. The as-synthesized CQDs were evaluated for their anti-amyloidogenic properties towards Hen Egg White Lysozyme (HEWL). Our results clearly show that the surfaced functionalized CQDs were able to interact with HEWL, thereby forming a stable complex, which was resistant towards amyloid formation and instead lead to the formation of non-toxic globular aggregates.
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- M P Taraka Prabhu
- Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, Odisha, 769008, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, Odisha, 769008, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, Odisha, 769008, India.
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Dudure R, Ganorkar K, Beldar V, Ghosh SK, Panda AK, Jadhao M. Effect of artificial sweetener saccharin on lysozyme aggregation: A combined spectroscopic and in silico approach. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2023; 290:122269. [PMID: 36566534 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.122269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The use of saccharin in food products attracts much attention as it involves the risk of lethal allergies and many protein aggregation diseases. However, its role in protein aggregation has not been explored to date. This study embodies the effect of artificial sweeteners on HEWL in the absence and presence of commonly available natural products such as curcumin and EGCG. Various techniques have been used to characterize the protein interaction, such as steady-state emission and time-resolved fluorescence, FTIR, gel electrophoresis, TEM, and molecular docking. Steady-state and time-resolved studies revealed the binding strength and concomitant effect of saccharin on HEWL protein. Kinetic measurements revealed that saccharin causes significant enhancement of HEWL aggregation with a considerable reduction in lag phase time i.e. from 37 hr to 08 hr. Whereas in the presence of natural products, the effect of saccharin on HEWL aggregation was significantly reduced specifically in the case of curcumin. The result obtained in the fluorescence experiment were also supported by the gel electrophoresis technique and morphological images taken by TEM. The rapid change in the secondary structure of the protein in the presence of saccharin was confirmed by the FTIR spectroscopy technique. This study is instrumental in understanding the effect of saccharin on protein aggregation and the role of commonly available natural products in curbing its effect.
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- Rushali Dudure
- Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai-Marathwada Campus, Jalna, Maharashtra 431203, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440010, India
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- Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai-Marathwada Campus, Jalna, Maharashtra 431203, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440010, India
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- Environmental Science Laboratory, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 024, India
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- Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai-Marathwada Campus, Jalna, Maharashtra 431203, India.
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The amyloid fibres have been related to many diseases. The molten globule intermediate has been proposed to form part of the folding pathway of many proteins. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism of amyloid-fibres formation of hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) incubated in a potassium phosphate buffer, pH 11.8, 100 mM, at 37 °C for 30 h, and evaluated the influence of Cu(II) present in two salts (CuSO4 and CuCl2) during fibrillogenesis. Co-incubation and post-incubation of lysozyme with copper salts reduced the fluorescence signal of thioflavin T with an increment in the intrinsic fluorescence of the protein. The ANS fluorescence test showed that incubation of HEWL for 6 h generated a molten globule intermediate state that formed amyloid fibres when incubation was carried out for a 30-h timespan. Dynamic light scattering showed a heterogeneous population of states in samples incubated in the absence or the presence of salts during the fibrillation process. The existence of a reducing potential was verified during the formation of HEWL amyloid fibres with the bathocuproine disulphonate test. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed the presence and absence of fibres in solutions incubated with and without Cu(II). This work demonstrated that lysozyme formed amyloid fibres at 37 °C and copper inhibited its formation.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Ricardo Cerón
- Posgrado en Ciencias Naturales e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa, Mexico City, Mexico
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Rezaei M, Kalhor HR. Amyloid fibril reduction through covalently modified lysine in HEWL and insulin. Arch Biochem Biophys 2022; 727:109350. [PMID: 35830943 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2022.109350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Proteins possess a variety of nucleophiles, which can carry out different reactions in the functioning cells. Proteins endogenously and synthetically can be modified through their nucleophilic sites. The roles of these chemical modifications have not been completely revealed. These modifications can alter the protein folding process. Protein folding directly affects the function of proteins. If an error in protein folding occurs, it may cause protein malfunction leading to several neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. In this study, Hen Egg White Lysozyme (HEWL) and bovine insulin, as model proteins for studying the amyloid formation, were covalently attached with 5(6)-thiophenolfluorescein. The amyloid formation of the covalently labeled lysozyme and insulin were compared with the native proteins. Interestingly, the results indicated that the covalent attachment of fluorescein slowed down the amyloid formation of HEWL and insulin significantly. The amyloid formation was examined using Thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence assay, circular dichroism, FTIR, and gel electrophoresis. Tandem mass spectrometry was employed to identify the sites of covalent modifications in HEWL. It turned out that two surface lysine residues (K97 and K 116) in HEWL were modified. Computational studies, including docking and molecular simulations, revealed that 5(6)-thiophenolfluorescein makes several non-covalent interactions with HEWL residues, including Lys 97, leading to the reduction of the β-sheet in the protein. Additionally, AFM analysis confirmed the amyloid fibril reduction of lysine-modified bovine insulin and HEWL. Altogether, our results expand mechanistic insights into preventing amyloid formation by providing an approach for reducing amyloid formation by modifying specific lysine residues in the proteins.
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- Mohsen Rezaei
- Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Research Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-3516, Tehran, Iran
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- Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Research Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-3516, Tehran, Iran.
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Zadali R, Hassani V, Rafiei Y, Meratan AA, Mamashli F, Nemat-Gorgani M. A study on the interaction of the amyloid fibrils of α-synuclein and hen egg white lysozyme with biological membranes. Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr 2021; 1864:183776. [PMID: 34547253 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2021.183776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) aggregation and mitochondrial dysfunction are considered as two of the main factors associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). In the present investigation, the effectiveness of the amyloid fibrils obtained from α-syn with those of hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL), as disease-related and-unrelated proteins, to damage rat brain and rat liver mitochondria have been investigated. This was extended by looking at SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells and erythrocytes, thereby investigating the significance of structural characteristics of amyloid fibrils related to their interactions with biomembranes obtained from various sources. Results presented clearly demonstrate substantial differences in the response of tested biomembranes to toxicity induced by α-syn/HEWL amyloid fibrils, highlighting a structure-function relationship. We found that fibrillar aggregates of α-syn, but not HEWL, caused a significant increase in mitochondrial ROS, loss of membrane potential, and mitochondrial swelling, in a dose-dependent manner. Toxicity was found to be more pronounced in brain mitochondria, as compared to liver mitochondria. For SH-SY5Y cells and erythrocytes, however, both α-syn and HEWL amyloid fibrils showed the capacity to induce toxicity. Taken together, these results may suggest selective toxicity of α-syn amyloid fibrils to mitochondria mediated likely by their direct interaction with the outer mitochondrial membrane, indicating a correlation between specific structural characteristics of α-syn fibrils and an organelle strongly implicated in PD pathology.
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- Ramin Zadali
- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Ramos J, Laux V, Haertlein M, Boeri Erba E, McAuley KE, Forsyth VT, Mossou E, Larsen S, Langkilde AE. Structural insights into protein folding, stability and activity using in vivo perdeuteration of hen egg-white lysozyme. IUCrJ 2021; 8:372-386. [PMID: 33953924 PMCID: PMC8086161 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252521001299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This structural and biophysical study exploited a method of perdeuterating hen egg-white lysozyme based on the expression of insoluble protein in Escherichia coli followed by in-column chemical refolding. This allowed detailed comparisons with perdeuterated lysozyme produced in the yeast Pichia pastoris, as well as with unlabelled lysozyme. Both perdeuterated variants exhibit reduced thermal stability and enzymatic activity in comparison with hydrogenated lysozyme. The thermal stability of refolded perdeuterated lysozyme is 4.9°C lower than that of the perdeuterated variant expressed and secreted in yeast and 6.8°C lower than that of the hydrogenated Gallus gallus protein. However, both perdeuterated variants exhibit a comparable activity. Atomic resolution X-ray crystallographic analyses show that the differences in thermal stability and enzymatic function are correlated with refolding and deuteration effects. The hydrogen/deuterium isotope effect causes a decrease in the stability and activity of the perdeuterated analogues; this is believed to occur through a combination of changes to hydrophobicity and protein dynamics. The lower level of thermal stability of the refolded perdeuterated lysozyme is caused by the unrestrained Asn103 peptide-plane flip during the unfolded state, leading to a significant increase in disorder of the Lys97-Gly104 region following subsequent refolding. An ancillary outcome of this study has been the development of an efficient and financially viable protocol that allows stable and active perdeuterated lysozyme to be more easily available for scientific applications.
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- Joao Ramos
- Life Sciences Group, Institut Laue–Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Partnership for Structural Biology (PSB), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Life Sciences Group, Institut Laue–Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Partnership for Structural Biology (PSB), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Life Sciences Group, Institut Laue–Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Partnership for Structural Biology (PSB), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Partnership for Structural Biology (PSB), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Institut de Biologie Structurale, Université de Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Diamond Light Source, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Life Sciences Group, Institut Laue–Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Partnership for Structural Biology (PSB), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
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- Life Sciences Group, Institut Laue–Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Partnership for Structural Biology (PSB), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kumar S, Kumar M, Tyagi YK, Kumar S. Inhibition of Amyloid Fibrillation of HEWL by 4-Methylcoumarin and 4-Methylthiocoumarin Derivatives. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2021; 22:232-244. [PMID: 32933456 DOI: 10.2174/1389201021666200915112849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several human diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's disease, and systemic amyloidosis are associated with the misfolding and aggregation of protein molecules. OBJECTIVE The present study demonstrated the comparison of 4-methyl coumarin and 4-methylthiocoumarin derivative for their anti-amyloidogenic and disaggregation activities. The hen egg-white lysozyme is used as a model system to study protein aggregation and disaggregation under in vitro conditions. METHODS Techniques used in the study were Thioflavin T fluorescence assay, intrinsic fluorescence assay, circular dichroism, transmission electron microscopy, and molecular dynamics. RESULTS Fifteen compounds were screened for their anti-amyloidogenic and disaggregation potential. Six compounds significantly inhibited the fibril formation, whereas ten compounds showed disaggregation property of pre-formed fibrils. Under in vitro conditions, the compound C3 and C7 showed significant inhibition of fibril formation in a concentration-dependent manner as compared to control. C3 and C7 demonstrated 93% and 76% inhibition of fibril formation, respectively. Furthermore, C3 and C7 exhibited 83% and 76% disaggregation activity, respectively, of pre-formed HEWL fibrils at their highest concentration. These anti-amyloidogenic and disaggregation potential of C3 and C7 were validated by intrinsic fluorescence, CD, molecular dynamics, and TEM study. DISCUSSION 4-methylthiocoumarins derivatives have shown better anti-amyloidogenic activity as compared to 4-methylcoumarin derivatives for both amyloid formation as well as disaggregation of preformed amyloid fibrils. Structurally, the derivatives of 4-methylthiocoumarins (C3 and C7) contain thio group on 2nd position that might be responsible for anti-amyloidogenic activity as compared to 4- methylcoumarin derivatives (C2 and C4). CONCLUSION C3 and C7 are novel 4-methylthiocoumarin derivatives that can be used as a lead for alleviation and symptoms associated with protein aggregation disorders.
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- Shivani Kumar
- University School of Biotechnology Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Dwarka, Sector 16C, New Delhi- 110078, India
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- Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India
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- University School of Basic and Applied Sciences Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Dwarka, Sector 16C, New Delhi- 110078, India
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- University School of Biotechnology Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Dwarka, Sector 16C, New Delhi- 110078, India
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Milošević J, Prodanović R, Polović N. On the Protein Fibrillation Pathway: Oligomer Intermediates Detection Using ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy. Molecules 2021; 26:970. [PMID: 33673072 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Oligomeric intermediates on the pathway of amyloid fibrillation are suspected as the main cytotoxins responsible for amyloid-related pathogenicity. As they appear to be a part of the lag phase of amyloid fibrillation when analyzed using standard methods such as Thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence, a more sensitive method is needed for their detection. Here we apply Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) in attenuated total reflectance (ATR) mode for fast and cheap analysis of destabilized hen-egg-white lysozyme solution and detection of oligomer intermediates of amyloid fibrillation. Standard methods of protein aggregation analysis— Thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and 8-anilinonaphthalene-1-sulphonic acid (ANS) fluorescence were applied and compared to FTIR spectroscopy data. Results show the great potential of FTIR for both, qualitative and quantitative monitoring of oligomer formation based on the secondary structure changes. While oligomer intermediates do not induce significant changes in ThT fluorescence, their secondary structure changes were very prominent. Normalization of specific Amide I region peak intensities by using Amide II peak intensity as an internal standard provides an opportunity to use FTIR spectroscopy for both qualitative and quantitative analysis of biological samples and detection of potentially toxic oligomers, as well as for screening of efficiency of fibrillation procedures.
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Wang M, Wang S, Li B, Tian Y, Zhang H, Bai L, Ba X. Synthesis of linear polyglucoside and inhibition on the amyloid fibril formation of hen egg white lysozyme. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 166:771-777. [PMID: 33157132 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A novel polymer poly (6-O-MMAGlc) has been synthesized via free radical polymerization of monomer methyl 6-O-methacryloyl-α-D-glucoside (6-O-MMAGlc) and characterized. The influence of poly(6-O-MMAGlc) on the formation of hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) amyloid fibril was detailly investigated, indicating that the polymer could effectively inhibit the formation of HEWL amyloid fibril. The formation kinetics of HEWL amyloid fibril with the presence of poly(6-O-MMAGlc) was measured by Thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence method, demonstrating that poly(6-O-MMAGlc) could significantly inhibit the amyloid fibril formation of HEWL in a dose-dependent manner. The inhibitory result was furtherly illustrated by congo red (CR) binding assay, 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid (ANS) fluorescence assay, circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and transmission electron microscope (TEM).
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- Mengna Wang
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- No. 212 Yuhuadonglu, Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China; Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, PR China.
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Vasarri M, Ramazzotti M, Tiribilli B, Barletta E, Pretti C, Mulinacci N, Degl’Innocenti D. The In Vitro Anti-amyloidogenic Activity of the Mediterranean Red Seaweed Halopithys Incurva. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2020; 13:ph13080185. [PMID: 32784616 PMCID: PMC7465926 DOI: 10.3390/ph13080185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Neurodegenerative diseases are generally characterized by the presence of neurotoxic amyloid aggregates underlying progressive neuronal death. Since ancient times, natural compounds have been used as curative agents for human health. Amyloid research is constantly looking for safe natural molecules capable of blocking toxic amyloid aggregates’ formation. From the marine environment, seaweeds are recognized as rich reservoirs of molecules with multiple bioactivities, including the anti-amyloidogenic activity. Here, hydroalcoholic extracts of two seasonal samples of the Mediterranean red seaweed Halophytis incurva (HIEs) were characterized by the HPLC-DAD-MS analysis. The H. incurva anti-amyloidogenic role was explored by incubating both HIEs with hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL), a well-known protein model widely used in amyloid aggregation experiments. The aggregation kinetics and morphological analysis of amyloid aggregates were performed by ThT and AFM analysis, respectively, while their cytotoxicity on SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells was examined by MTT assay. HIEs showed a different efficacy, probably dependent on their metabolic composition, both in inhibiting amyloid fibrillation and in obtaining short and less toxic pre-fibrillary aggregates. Overall, this work sheds light, for the first time, on a Mediterranean red seaweed as a promising renewable resource of bioactive compounds, potentially useful in preventing the formation of toxic amyloid aggregates.
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- Marzia Vasarri
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy; (M.V.); (M.R.); (E.B.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy; (M.V.); (M.R.); (E.B.)
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- Institute for Complex Systems-National Research Council (ISC-CNR), Via Madonna del piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy; (M.V.); (M.R.); (E.B.)
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy;
- Interuniversity Center of Marine Biology and Applied Ecology “G. Bacci” (CIBM), Viale N. Sauro 4, 57128 Livorno, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Nutraceutical section, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy; (M.V.); (M.R.); (E.B.)
- Interuniversity Center of Marine Biology and Applied Ecology “G. Bacci” (CIBM), Viale N. Sauro 4, 57128 Livorno, Italy
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Dehghani Z, Meratan AA, Saboury AA, Nemat-Gorgani M. α-Synuclein fibrillation products trigger the release of hexokinase I from mitochondria: Protection by curcumin, and possible role in pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr 2020; 1862:183251. [PMID: 32113849 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Extensive research has shown that assembling of α-synuclein amyloid aggregates on mitochondria is an important mechanistic feature of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other Lewy body disorders. However, the molecular mechanism(s) of its neuronal toxicity remain unclear. Type 1 Hexokinase (HKI), a key enzyme in the control of brain glucose metabolism, plays an important role in protecting against mitochondrially-regulated apoptosis through reducing generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The release of mitochondrially-bound HKI causes a significant decrease in enzyme activity and triggers oxidative stress. Here, we have investigated the potency of amyloid fibrillation products arising from α-synuclein and hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) for the release of HKI and ROS content enhancement in mitochondria isolated from rat brain. Results clearly indicate the capacity of the fibrillation products of α-synuclein, and not HEWL, to trigger release of HKI from the Type A binding site of mitochondria for the enzyme and to induce mitochondrial ROS enhancement in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, we found that curcumin was very effective in preventing mitochondrial HKI release and ROS enhancement induced by α-synuclein fibrillation products. The pathophysiological significance of mitochondrial HKI activity and localization in pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders including PD are discussed. Taken together, these results may offer insight into a possible mechanism by which disease-related peptides and proteins may exert their neuronal toxicity.
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- Ziba Dehghani
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran 14176-14335, Iran; Center of Excellence in Biothermodynamics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran 14176-14335, Iran; Center of Excellence in Biothermodynamics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Ramazzotti M, Melani F, Marchi L, Mulinacci N, Gestri S, Tiribilli B, Degl'Innocenti D. Mechanisms for the inhibition of amyloid aggregation by small ligands. Biosci Rep 2016; 36:e00385. [PMID: 27512096 DOI: 10.1042/BSR20160101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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This work investigates by biochemical, biophysical and MD techniques the opposite anti-amyloid properties of resveratrol and rosmarinic acid on the aggregation of hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL). Differences in association energy and contact maps were found that explain the different behaviours. The formation of amyloid aggregates is the hallmark of systemic and neurodegenerative disorders, also known as amyloidoses. Many proteins have been found to aggregate into amyloid-like fibrils and this process is recognized as a general tendency of polypeptides. Lysozyme, an antibacterial protein, is a well-studied model since it is associated in human with systemic amyloidosis and that is widely available from chicken eggs (HEWL, hen egg white lysozyme). In the present study we investigated the mechanism of interaction of aggregating HEWL with rosmarinic acid and resveratrol, that we verified to be effective and ineffective, respectively, in inhibiting aggregate formation. We used a multidisciplinary strategy to characterize such effects, combining biochemical and biophysical methods with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations on the HEWL peptide 49–64 to gain insights into the mechanisms and energy variations associated to amyloid formation and inhibition. MD revealed that neither resveratrol nor rosmarinic acid were able to compete with the initial formation of the β-sheet structure. We then tested the association of two β-sheets, representing the model of an amyloid core structure. MD showed that rosmarinic acid displayed an interaction energy and a contact map comparable to that of sheet pairings. On the contrary, resveratrol association energy was found to be much lower and its contact map largely different than that of sheet pairings. The overall characterization elucidated a possible mechanism explaining why, in this model, resveratrol is inactive in blocking fibril formation, whereas rosmarinic acid is instead a powerful inhibitor.
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Gospodarczyk W, Kozak M. Interaction of two imidazolium gemini surfactants with two model proteins BSA and HEWL. Colloid Polym Sci 2015; 293:2855-66. [PMID: 26412930 DOI: 10.1007/s00396-015-3671-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Revised: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 06/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Gemini surfactants and their interactions with proteins have gained considerable scientific interest, especially when amyloidogenic proteins are taken into account. In this work, the influence of two selected dicationic (gemini) surfactants (3,3′-[1,8-(2,7-dioxaoctane)]bis(1-dodecylimidazolium) chloride and 3,3′-[1,12-(2,11-dioxadodecane)]bis(1-dodecylimidazolium) chloride) on two model proteins, bovine serum albumin (BSA) and hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL), have been investigated. A pronounced and sophisticated influence on BSA structure has been revealed, including a considerable change of protein radius of gyration as well as substantial alteration of its secondary structure. Radius of gyration has been found to rise significantly with addition of surfactants and to fall down for high surfactants concentration. Similarly, a remarkable fall of secondary structure (α-helix content) has been observed, followed by its partial retrieval for high surfactants concentration. A strong aggregation of BSA has been observed for a confined range of surfactants concentrations as well. In case of HEWL-gemini system, on the other hand, the protein-surfactant interaction was found to be weak. Molecular mechanisms explaining such behaviour of protein-surfactant systems have been proposed. The differences of properties of both studied surfactants have also been discussed.
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Bhattacharya S, Ghosh S, Dasgupta S, Roy A. Structural differences between native Hen egg white lysozyme and its fibrils under different environmental conditions. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2013; 114:368-376. [PMID: 23786978 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2013.05.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 05/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The difference in molecular structure of native HEWL and its fibrils, grown at a pH value near physiological pH 7.4 and at a pH value just above the pI, 10.7 in presence and absence of Cu(II) ions, is discussed. We focus on differences between the molecular structure of the native protein and fibrils using principal component analysis of their Raman spectra. The overlap areas of the scores of each species are used to quantify the difference in the structure of the native HEWL and fibrils in different environments. The overall molecular structures are significantly different for fibrils grown at two pH values. However, in presence of Cu(II) ions, the fibrils have similarities in their molecular structures at these pH environments. Spectral variation within each species, as obtained from the standard deviations of the scores in PCA plots, reveals the variability in the structure within a particular species.
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