Download MendeleyExtended beta-Strands Contribute to Reversible Amyloid Formation.
Murray, K.A., Evans, D., Hughes, M.P., Sawaya, M.R., Hu, C.J., Houk, K.N., Eisenberg, D.(2022) ACS Nano 16: 2154-2163
- PubMed: 35132852
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c08043
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7N8R - PubMed Abstract:
The assembly of proteins into fibrillar amyloid structures was once considered to be pathologic and essentially irreversible. Recent studies reveal amyloid-like structures that form reversibly, derived from protein low-complexity domains which function in cellular metabolism. Here, by comparing atomic-level structures of reversible and irreversible amyloid fibrils, we find that the β-sheets of reversible fibrils are enriched in flattened (as opposed to pleated) β-sheets formed by stacking of extended β-strands. Quantum mechanical calculations show that glycine residues favor extended β-strands which may be stabilized by intraresidue interactions between the amide proton and the carbonyl oxygen, known as C5 hydrogen-bonds. Larger residue side chains favor shorter strands and pleated sheets. These findings highlight a structural element that may regulate reversible amyloid assembly.
