期刊
MOLECULES
卷 24, 期 23, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234395
关键词
amyloid; fibril; tau; synuclein; hydrophobicity; hydrophobic core; spherical micelle; ribbon-like micelle; symmetry
资金
- Jagiellonian University-Medical College [N41/DBS/000211, N41/DBS/000208]
Selected amyloid structures available in the Protein Data Bank have been subjected to a comparative analysis. Classification is based on the distribution of hydrophobicity in amyloids that differ with respect to sequence, chain length, the distribution of beta folds, protofibril structure, and the arrangement of protofibrils in each superfibril. The study set includes the following amyloids: A beta (1-42), which is listed as A beta (15-40) and carries the D23N mutation, and A beta (11-42) and A beta (1-40), both of which carry the E22 Delta mutation, tau amyloid, and alpha-synuclein. Based on the fuzzy oil drop model (FOD), we determined that, despite their conformational diversity, all presented amyloids adopt a similar structural pattern that can be described as a ribbon-like micelle. The same model, when applied to globular proteins, results in structures referred to as globular micelles, emerging as a result of interactions between the proteins' constituent residues and the aqueous solvent. Due to their composition, amyloids are unable to attain entropically favorable globular forms and instead attempt to limit contact between hydrophobic residues and water by producing elongated structures. Such structures typically contain quasi hydrophobic cores that stretch along the fibril's long axis. Similar properties are commonly found in ribbon-like micelles, with alternating bands of high and low hydrophobicity emerging as the fibrils increase in length. Thus, while globular proteins are generally consistent with a 3D Gaussian distribution of hydrophobicity, the distribution instead conforms to a 2D Gaussian distribution in amyloid fibrils.
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