Temperature-dependent beta-sheet formation in beta-amyloid Abeta(1-40) peptide in water: uncoupling beta-structure folding from aggregation |
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Authors: | Gursky O Aleshkov S |
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Institution: | Department of Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118-2526, USA. gursky@med-biophd.bu.edu |
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Abstract: | To probe the role of temperature in the conversion of soluble Alzheimer's beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta) to insoluble beta-sheet rich aggregates, we analyzed the solution conformation of Abeta(1-40) from 0 to 98 degrees C by far-UV circular dichroism (CD) and native gel electrophoresis. The CD spectra of 15-300 microg/ml Abeta(1-40) in aqueous solution (pH approximately 4.6) at 0 degrees C are concentration-independent and suggest a substantially unfolded and/or unusually folded conformation characteristic of Abeta monomer or dimer. Heating from 0 to 37 degrees C induces a rapid reversible coil to beta-strand transition that is independent of the peptide concentration and thus is not linked to oligomerization. Consequently, this transition may occur within the Abeta(1-40) monomer or dimer. Incubation at 37 degrees C leads to slow reversible concentration-dependent beta-sheet accumulation; heating to 85 degrees C induces further beta-sheet folding and oligomerization. Our results demonstrate the importance of temperature and thermal history for the conformation of Abeta. |
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