アミロイド前駆タンパク質のトランス膜断片構造は,膜表面の曲線に依存する
Laura Dominguez1, Stephen C Meredith, John E Straub
1Department of Chemistry, Boston University , Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|December 25, 2013
まとめ
アルツハイマー病のペプチドアミロイド前駆体タンパク質 (APP) の構造は,膜の曲線に影響されます. シミュレーションでは,ミセルの"GGキンク"が示され,脂質二重層は示されず,APP処理に影響を与えています.
科学分野:
- バイオフィジックス 生物物理学
- 分子生物学は分子生物学である.
- 神経科学は神経科学である.
背景:
- アルツハイマー病は,アミロイド前駆体タンパク質 (APP) 処理から派生したアミロイドβ (Aβ) ペプチドと関連しています.
- セクレタゼによるAPP分裂により,C99が得られ,その断片は,G-セクレタゼ処理に重要な重要な"GGキンク"を含むトランスメブラン (TM) ヘリックスを持つ断片である.
研究 の 目的:
- 膜表面の曲線がC99断片 (残留15-55) の構造にどのように影響するか調査する.
- ペプチドの構造アンサンブルを調節する膜環境の役割を明らかにする.
主な方法:
- マルチスケールシミュレーションを使用して,DPC表面活性物質のミセルとPOPC脂質二重層の両方でC99 (((15-55) を研究しました.
- 構造分析は",GGキック"と分子内相互作用の存在と特徴に焦点を当てました.
主要な成果:
- C99(15-55) は,G37/G38のヒンズの近く,DPCミセル環境で"GGキンク"を示した.
- このキックは,POPCの脂質二重層内でシミュレートされたC99 (((15-55)) に欠けていた.
- ミセル内の強化された分子内相互作用は,螺旋の安定性,拡張,水への曝露,挿入深さに影響を与えました.
結論:
- 膜表面の曲線は,APP C99.9の構造アンサンブルの変動に大きな影響を与える.
- ミセル環境は,脂質二重層と比較して,APP C端末断片の"GGキンク"のような独特の構造的モチーフを促進します.
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