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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 432, Issue 7, Pages 2232-2252Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.01.044
Keywords
functional amyloid fibril FapC; solid state NMR; SAXS; polymorphism; fibrillation mechanism
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- Independent Research Council Denmark \ Natural Sciences [8021-00208B]
- Independent Research Council Denmark \ Technical Sciences [611100241, 4184-00218]
- DFF Mobilex
- Aarhus University AIAS Cofund grants
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Protein fibrillation is traditionally associated with misfolding, loss of functional phenotype, and gain of toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases. However, many organisms exploit fibrils in the form of functional amyloids (FA), as seen in bacteria, such as E. coli, Salmonella, Bacillus, and Pseudomonas. Here, we provide structural information and mechanistic data for fibrillation of the smallest amyloidogenic truncation unit along with the full-length version (FL) of the major amyloid protein FapC from Pseudomonas, predicted to consist of three 13hairpin-forming imperfect repeats separated by disordered regions. Using a series of truncation mutants, we establish that the putative loops (linkers) increase the rate of aggregation. The minimal aggregation unit consisting of a single repeat with flanking disordered regions (R3C) aggregates in a pathway dominated by secondary nucleation, in contrast to the primary nucleation favored by full-length (FL) FapC. SAXS on FapC FL, R3C, and remaining truncation constructs resolves two major coexisting species in the fibrillation process, namely pre-fibrillar loosely aggregated monomers, and cylindrical, elliptical cross-section fibrils. Solid-state NMR spectra identified rigid parts of the FapC fibril. We assigned C alpha-C beta chemical shifts, indicative of a predominant beta-sheet topology with some alpha-helix or loop chemical shifts. Our work emphasizes the complex nature of FapC fibrillation. In addition, we are able to deduce the importance of non-repeat regions (i.e., predicted loops), which enhance the amyloid protein aggregation and their influence on the polymorphism of the fibril architecture. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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