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Solid-state NMR reveals a close structural relationship between amyloid-? protofibrils and oligomers.

ABSTRACT: We have studied tertiary contacts in protofibrils and mature fibrils of amyloid-? (A?) peptides using solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Although intraresidue contacts between Glu-22 and Ile-31 were found in A? protofibrils, these contacts were completely absent in mature A? fibrils. This is consistent with the current models of mature A? fibrils. As these intramolecular contacts have also been reported in A? oligomers, our measurements suggest that A? protofibrils are structurally more closely related to oligomers than to mature fibrils. This suggests that some structural alterations have to take place on the pathway from A? oligomers/protofibrils to mature fibrils, in agreement with a model that suggests a conversion of intramolecular hydrogen-bonded structures of A? oligomers to the intermolecular stabilized mature fibrils (Hoyer, W., Grönwall, C., Jonsson, A., Ståhl, S., and Härd, T. (2008) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 105, 5099-5104).

SUBMITTER: Scheidt HA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3391088 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Solid-state NMR reveals a close structural relationship between amyloid-β protofibrils and oligomers.

Scheidt Holger A HA Morgado Isabel I Huster Daniel D

The Journal of biological chemistry 20120515 27

We have studied tertiary contacts in protofibrils and mature fibrils of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides using solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Although intraresidue contacts between Glu-22 and Ile-31 were found in Aβ protofibrils, these contacts were completely absent in mature Aβ fibrils. This is consistent with the current models of mature Aβ fibrils. As these intramolecular contacts have also been reported in Aβ oligomers, our measurements suggest that Aβ protofibrils are structurally more closely relat ...[more]

PMID: 22589542

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Solid-state NMR reveals a close structural relationship between amyloid-? protofibrils and oligomers.

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Solid-state NMR reveals a close structural relationship between amyloid-β protofibrils and oligomers.

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