Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 97, Issue -, Pages 733-743Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.01.061
Keywords
Human fibronectin; Self-assembly; Aggregates
Funding
- Agence Nationale pour la Recherche [ANR-08-BLAN-0110-01, ANR-11-PDOC-032-01, ANR-2010-BLAN 1530]
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-08-BLAN-0110] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
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Fibronectin (FN) is a multifunctional glycoprotein of the extracellular matrix (ECM) playing critical roles in physiological and pathological cell processes like adhesion, migration, growth, and differentiation. These various functions of FN are modulated by its supramolecular state. Indeed, FN can polymerize into different types of assemblies like fibrils and aggregates. However, the mechanism of polymerization and the effects of such assemblies on cell behaviors still remain to be elucidated. Here we show that upon irreversible thermal denaturation, human blood plasma fibronectin forms high molecular weight aggregates. These compact and globular aggregates show amyloid features: they are stabilized by intermolecular b-sheets, they bind Thioflavin T and they are resistant to reducing and denaturing agents. Their characterization by electrospray ionization charge detection mass spectrometry shows that two populations can be distinguished according to the mass and charge density. Despite their amyloid features and the presence of hydrophobic patches on their surface, these aggregates are not toxic for cells. However, their binding abilities to gelatin and RGD are drastically decreased compare to native FN, suggesting possible effects on ECM-cell interactions. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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