Abstract：
:Nonfibrillar neurotoxic amyloid β (Aβ) oligomer structures are typically rich in β-sheets, which could be promoted by metal ions like Zn(2+). Here, using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we systematically examined combinations of Aβ40 peptide conformations and Zn(2+) binding modes to probe the effects of secondary structure on Aβ dimerization energies and kinetics. We found that random conformations do not contribute to dimerization either thermodynamically or kinetically. Zn(2+) couples with preformed secondary structures (α-helix and β-hairpin) to speed dimerization and stabilize the resulting dimer. Partial α-helices increase the dimerization speed, and dimers with α-helix rich conformations have the lowest energy. When Zn(2+) coordinates with residues D1, H6, H13, and H14, Aβ40 β-hairpin monomers have the fastest dimerization speed. Dimers with experimentally observed zinc coordination (E11, H6, H13, and H14) form with slower rate but have lower energy. Zn(2+) cannot stabilize fibril-like β-arch dimers. However, Zn(2+)-bound β-arch tetramers have the lowest energy. Collectively, zinc-stabilized β-hairpin oligomers could be important in the nucleation-polymerization of cross-β structures. Our results are consistent with experimental findings that α-helix to β-structural transition should accompany Aβ aggregation in the presence of zinc ions and that Zn(2+) stabilizes nonfibrillar Aβ oligomers and, thus, inhibits formation of less toxic Aβ fibrils.
journal_name
J Chem Inf Modeljournal_title
Journal of chemical information and modelingauthors
Xu L,Shan S,Chen Y,Wang X,Nussinov R,Ma Bdoi
10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00063subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-06-22 00:00:00pages
1218-30issue
6eissn
1549-9596issn
1549-960Xjournal_volume
55pub_type
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