高分辨率的Aβ42粉样纤维的结构特征通过魔法角度旋转NMR
Michael T Colvin1, Robert Silvers1, Birgitta Frohm2
1†Department of Chemistry and Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|May 23, 2015
概括
研究人员描述了粉样β 1-42 (Aβ1-42) 纤维,这是阿尔茨海默病的关键组成部分. 通过使用先进的NMR,他们发现了一种单一的纤维结构,具有动态的N-终端残留物和稳定的核心,为AD病原体提供了洞察力.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 结构生物学 结构生物学
背景情况:
- 阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 的特点是粉样蛋白斑块,主要由粉样蛋白β (Aβ) 纤维组成.
- 存在包括Aβ1-40和Aβ1-42在内的Aβ变体,Aβ1-42在AD中被认为更有毒.
- 对Aβ1-42纤维的结构特征是有限的,这阻碍了对它们在AD中的作用的理解.
研究的目的:
- 在体外制备的Aβ1-42合金形式的粉样纤维的结构性特征.
- 为了研究纤维状体形态,并确定Aβ1-42纤维状体内不同的结构区域.
- 为了解阿尔茨海默病中Aβ1-42的毒性机制提供基础.
主要方法:
- 从重组蛋白中制备同位素标记的Aβ1-42纤维 (13)C/(15)N纤维.
- 获取和分析高分辨率的 (13) C-(13) C和 (13) C-(15) N魔术角度旋转 (MAS) 的NMR光谱.
- 利用交叉偏振和基于J的TOBSY NMR实验进行化学转移分配和结构分析.
主要成果:
- 观察到出色的光谱分辨率和单一的一组化学变化,表明纤维状形态统一.
- 在43种残留物中的38种被分配的化学转移,涵盖骨干和侧链.
- 确定了动态N端残留物 (大约. 第一个5) 和一个稳定的粉样核 (残留物16-42).
- 计算的二面角表明,纤维的二级结构中存在4个β-链.
结论:
- 该研究提供了Aβ1-42纤维的初始结构特征,揭示了定义的形态.
- Aβ1-42纤维呈现出明显的动态和刚性区域,其残留物16-42形成了粉样核.
- 这些发现有助于了解阿尔茨海默病中Aβ1-42毒性的结构基础.
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