Nucleation of α-Synuclein Amyloid Fibrils Induced by Cross-Interaction with β-Hairpin Peptides Derived from Immunoglobulin Light Chains
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. SMAhp and LENhp Bind to the β-Hairpin-Binding Protein β-Wrapin AS10
2.2. SMAhp and LENhp Promote Nucleation of αSyn Amyloid Fibrils
2.3. Promotion of Nucleation Involves the Hydrophobic Non-Amyloid-β Component (NAC) Segment and the Acidic C-Terminus of αSyn
2.4. SMAhp and LENhp Modulate the Kinetics of Aβ Aggregation
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Peptides
4.2. Proteins
4.3. Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
4.4. NMR Spectroscopy
4.5. Thioflavin T Aggregation Assay
4.6. Atomic Force Microscopy
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Heid, L.F.; Kupreichyk, T.; Schützmann, M.P.; Schneider, W.; Stoldt, M.; Hoyer, W. Nucleation of α-Synuclein Amyloid Fibrils Induced by Cross-Interaction with β-Hairpin Peptides Derived from Immunoglobulin Light Chains. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 16132. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242216132
Heid LF, Kupreichyk T, Schützmann MP, Schneider W, Stoldt M, Hoyer W. Nucleation of α-Synuclein Amyloid Fibrils Induced by Cross-Interaction with β-Hairpin Peptides Derived from Immunoglobulin Light Chains. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(22):16132. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242216132
Chicago/Turabian StyleHeid, Laetitia F., Tatsiana Kupreichyk, Marie P. Schützmann, Walfried Schneider, Matthias Stoldt, and Wolfgang Hoyer. 2023. "Nucleation of α-Synuclein Amyloid Fibrils Induced by Cross-Interaction with β-Hairpin Peptides Derived from Immunoglobulin Light Chains" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 22: 16132. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242216132