期刊
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 300, 期 5, 页码 1283-1296出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3926
关键词
prion; X-ray diffraction; amyloidogenic peptide; Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker; beta-pleated sheet
资金
- NCRR NIH HHS [RR01614] Funding Source: Medline
- NIA NIH HHS [AG10770] Funding Source: Medline
X-ray diffraction was used to study the structure of assemblies formed by synthetic peptide fragments of the prion protein (PrP) that include the hydrophobic domain implicated in the Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker (GSS) mutation (P102L). The effects of hydration on polypeptide assembly and of Ala --> Val substitutions in the hydrophobic domain were characterized. Synthetic peptides included: (i) Syrian hamster (SHa) hydrophobic core, SHa106-122 (KTNMKHMAGAAAAGAVV); (ii) SHa104-122(3A-V), with A --> V mutations at 113, 115 and 118 (KPKTNMKHMVGVAAVGAVV); (iii) mouse (Mo) wild-type sequence of the N-terminal hydrophobic domain, Mo89-143WT; and (iv) the same mouse sequence with leucine substitution for proline at residue number 101, Mo89-143(P101L). Samples of SHa106-122 that formed assemblies while drying under ambient conditions showed X-ray patterns indicative of 33 Angstrom thick slab-like structures having extensive H-bonding and intersheet stacking. By contrast, lyophilized peptide that was equilibrated against 100% relative humidity showed assemblies with only a few layers of beta-sheets. The Ala --> Val substitutions in SHa104-122 and Mo89-143(P101L) resulted in the formation of 40 Angstrom wide, cross-beta fibrils. Observation of similar size beta-sheet fibrils formed by peptides SHa104-122(3A-V) and the longer Mo89-143(P101L) supports the notion that the hydrophobic sequence forms a template or core that promotes the beta-folding of the longer peptide. The substitution of amino acids in the mutants, e.g. 3A --> V and P101L, enhances the folding of the peptide into compact structural units, significantly enhancing the formation of the extensive beta-sheet fibrils. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
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