5OQV

Near-atomic resolution fibril structure of complete amyloid-beta(1-42) by cryo-EM


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 4.00 Å
  • Aggregation State: FILAMENT 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

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Literature

Fibril structure of amyloid-beta (1-42) by cryo-electron microscopy.

Gremer, L.Scholzel, D.Schenk, C.Reinartz, E.Labahn, J.Ravelli, R.B.G.Tusche, M.Lopez-Iglesias, C.Hoyer, W.Heise, H.Willbold, D.Schroder, G.F.

(2017) Science 358: 116-119

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao2825
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5OQV

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Amyloids are implicated in neurodegenerative diseases. Fibrillar aggregates of the amyloid-β protein (Aβ) are the main component of the senile plaques found in brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. We present the structure of an Aβ(1-42) fibril composed of two intertwined protofilaments determined by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to 4.0-angstrom resolution, complemented by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance experiments. The backbone of all 42 residues and nearly all side chains are well resolved in the EM density map, including the entire N terminus, which is part of the cross-β structure resulting in an overall "LS"-shaped topology of individual subunits. The dimer interface protects the hydrophobic C termini from the solvent. The characteristic staggering of the nonplanar subunits results in markedly different fibril ends, termed "groove" and "ridge," leading to different binding pathways on both fibril ends, which has implications for fibril growth.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute of Complex Systems, Structural Biochemistry (ICS-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Amyloid beta A4 protein
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
42Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: APPA4AD1
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Find proteins for P05067 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P05067
PHAROS:  P05067
GTEx:  ENSG00000142192 
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UniProt GroupP05067
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 4.00 Å
  • Aggregation State: FILAMENT 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
RECONSTRUCTIONSPARX4.0
MODEL REFINEMENTPHENIX1.11.1

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Entry History 

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2017-09-13
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-09-20
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2017-09-27
    Changes: Structure summary
  • Version 1.3: 2017-10-18
    Changes: Database references