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Chiral Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy for Characterizing Protein Secondary Structures at Interfaces

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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 133, Issue 21, Pages 8094-8097

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja201575e

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  1. Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh

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In situ and real-time characterization of protein secondary structures at interfaces is important in biological and bioengineering sciences, yet remains technically challenging. In this study, we used chiral sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy to establish a set of vibrational optical markers for characterizing protein secondary structures at interfaces. We discovered that the N-H stretches along the peptide backbones of alpha-helices can be detected in chiral SFG spectra. We further observed that the chiral vibrational signatures of the N-H stretch together with the peptide amide I are unique to alpha-helix, beta-sheet, and random coil at interfaces. Using these chiral vibrational signatures, we studied the aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP), which is implicated in type II diabetes. We observed in situ and in real time the misfolding of hIAPP from random coils to alpha-helices and then beta-sheets upon interaction with a lipid water interface. Our findings show that chiral SFG spectroscopy is a powerful tool to follow changes in protein conformations at interfaces and identify interfacial protein secondary structures that elude conventional techniques.

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