4E0K

Crystal Structure of the amyloid-fibril forming peptide KDWSFY derived from human Beta 2 Microglobulin (58-63)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 0.97 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.131 
  • R-Value Work: 0.112 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.114 

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Literature

Out-of-register beta-sheets suggest a pathway to toxic amyloid aggregates.

Liu, C.Zhao, M.Jiang, L.Cheng, P.N.Park, J.Sawaya, M.R.Pensalfini, A.Gou, D.Berk, A.J.Glabe, C.G.Nowick, J.Eisenberg, D.

(2012) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109: 20913-20918

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1218792109
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4E0K, 4E0L, 4E0M, 4E0N, 4E0O

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Although aberrant protein aggregation has been conclusively linked to dozens of devastating amyloid diseases, scientists remain puzzled about the molecular features that render amyloid fibrils or small oligomers toxic. Here, we report a previously unobserved type of amyloid fibril that tests as cytotoxic: one in which the strands of the contributing β-sheets are out of register. In all amyloid fibrils previously characterized at the molecular level, only in-register β-sheets have been observed, in which each strand makes its full complement of hydrogen bonds with the strands above and below it in the fibril. In out-of-register sheets, strands are sheared relative to one another, leaving dangling hydrogen bonds. Based on this finding, we designed out-of-register β-sheet amyloid mimics, which form both cylindrin-like oligomers and fibrils, and these mimics are cytotoxic. Structural and energetic considerations suggest that out-of-register fibrils can readily convert to toxic cylindrins. We propose that out-of-register β-sheets and their related cylindrins are part of a toxic amyloid pathway, which is distinct from the more energetically favored in-register amyloid pathway.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Molecular Biology Institute and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Amyloidogenic peptide segment KDWSFY
A, B, C, D
6N/AMutation(s): 0 
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PHAROS:  P61769
GTEx:  ENSG00000166710 
Entity Groups  
UniProt GroupP61769
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
PE4
Query on PE4

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E [auth B],
G [auth C]
2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-ETHOXY-ETHOXY)-ETHOXY]-ETHOXY}-ETHOXY)-ETHOXY]-ETHOXY}-ETHANOL
C16 H34 O8
PJWQOENWHPEPKI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
NA
Query on NA

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F [auth B]SODIUM ION
Na
FKNQFGJONOIPTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 0.97 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.131 
  • R-Value Work: 0.112 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.114 
  • Space Group: P 61
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 62.37α = 90
b = 62.37β = 90
c = 11.73γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XSCALEdata scaling
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-12-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2013-06-19
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-02-28
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations