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Gurpreet Singh¹, Ivan Brovchenko, Alla Oleinikova

¹Physical Chemistry, Dortmund University of Technology, Dortmund, Germany.

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Small system sizes impact peptide aggregation, showing that finite size-scaling is crucial for accurate simulations. This finding may explain differences between intracellular and extracellular protein aggregation.

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Computational Biology
Biochemistry

Background:

Peptide aggregation is a complex process with universal features, often driven by phase transitions.
Understanding these mechanisms is vital for diseases like Alzheimer's and Type 2 Diabetes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the influence of system size on peptide aggregation dynamics.
To explore the role of finite size effects in the phase behavior of peptide solutions.

Main Methods:

Computer simulations were employed to model aqueous solutions of islet amyloid polypeptide fragments.
Various approaches were used to characterize peptide clustering and aggregate formation.

Main Results:

Two distinct stable states were observed: one with a peptide aggregate and another with a dissolved aggregate.
The probability of the aggregate state decreased with system size, highlighting the necessity of finite size-scaling.

Conclusions:

Finite system sizes significantly alter peptide aggregation stability, affecting simulation accuracy.
This effect may explain why intracellular aggregation is less prevalent than extracellular aggregation within biological systems.