Abstract：
:The amyloid beta-protein (1-42) is a major constituent of the abnormal extracellular amyloid plaque that characterizes the brains of victims of Alzheimer's disease. Two peptides, with sequences derived from the previously unexplored C-terminal region of the beta-protein, beta 26-33 (H2N-SNKGAIIG-CO2H) and beta 34-42 (H2N-LMVGGVVIA-CO2H), were synthesized and purified, and their solubility and conformational properties were analyzed. Peptide beta 26-33 was found to be freely soluble in water; however, peptide beta 34-42 was virtually insoluble in aqueous media, including 6 M guanidinium thiocyanate. The peptides formed assemblies having distinct fibrillar morphologies and different dimensions as observed by electron microscopy of negatively stained samples. X-ray diffraction revealed that the peptide conformation in the fibrils was cross-beta. A correlation between solubility and beta-structure formation was inferred from FTIR studies: beta 26-33, when dissolved in water, existed as a random coil, whereas the water-insoluble peptide beta 34-42 possessed antiparallel beta-sheet structure in the solid state. Solubilization of beta 34-42 in organic media resulted in the disappearance of beta-structure. These data suggest that the sequence 34-42, by virtue of its ability to form unusually stable beta-structure, is a major contributor to the insolubility of the beta-protein and may nucleate the formation of the fibrils that constitute amyloid plaque.
journal_name
Biochemistryjournal_title
Biochemistryauthors
Halverson K,Fraser PE,Kirschner DA,Lansbury PT Jrdoi
10.1021/bi00463a003subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1990-03-20 00:00:00pages
2639-44issue
11eissn
0006-2960issn
1520-4995journal_volume
29pub_type
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