Abstract:
:Biophysical evidences suggest that transthyretin (TTR) tetramer dissociation to the monomeric intermediate and subsequent polymerization leads to amyloid fibril formation, which is implicated in the pathogenesis of familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) and senile systemic amyloidosis (SSA). Hence, inhibition of fibril formation is considered a potential therapeutic strategy. Here in we demonstrate that curcumin, a phenolic constituent of curry spice turmeric, binds to the active site of TTR through fluorescence quenching and ANS displacement studies. Binding of curcumin appears to inhibit the denaturant induced tertiary and quaternary structural changes in TTR as monitored by intrinsic emission fluorescence and glutaraldehyde cross-linking studies. However, curcumin did not bind to TTR at acidic pH. Protonation/ isomerization of the side chain oxygen atoms of curcumin at low pH might hamper the binding. These results suggest that curcumin binds to and stabilizes TTR thereby highlight the importance of the side chain conformations of the ligand in binding to TTR.
journal_name
Arch Biochem Biophysjournal_title
Archives of biochemistry and biophysicsauthors
Pullakhandam R,Srinivas PN,Nair MK,Reddy GBdoi
10.1016/j.abb.2009.02.013subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-05-15 00:00:00pages
115-9issue
2eissn
0003-9861issn
1096-0384pii
S0003-9861(09)00062-9journal_volume
485pub_type
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