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Metal- and UV- Catalyzed Oxidation Results in Trapped Amyloid-? Intermediates Revealing that Self-Assembly Is Required for A?-Induced Cytotoxicity.

ABSTRACT: Dityrosine (DiY), via the cross-linking of tyrosine residues, is a marker of protein oxidation, which increases with aging. Amyloid-? (A?) forms DiY in vitro and DiY-cross-linked A? is found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease. Metal- or UV- catalyzed oxidation of A?42 results in an increase in DiY cross-links. Using DiY as a marker of oxidation, we compare the self-assembly propensity and DiY cross-link formation for a non-assembly competent variant of A?42 (vA?) with wild-type A?42. Oxidation results in the formation of trapped wild-type A? assemblies with increased DiY cross-links that are unable to elongate further. Assembly-incompetent vA? and trapped A? assemblies are non-toxic to neuroblastoma cells at all stages of self-assembly, in contrast to oligomeric, non-cross-linked A?. These findings point to a mechanism of toxicity that necessitates dynamic self-assembly whereby trapped A? assemblies and assembly-incompetent variant A? are unable to result in cell death.

SUBMITTER: Maina MB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7516296 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Metal- and UV- Catalyzed Oxidation Results in Trapped Amyloid-β Intermediates Revealing that Self-Assembly Is Required for Aβ-Induced Cytotoxicity.

Maina Mahmoud B MB Burra Gunasekhar G Al-Hilaly Youssra K YK Mengham Kurtis K Fennell Kate K Serpell Louise C LC

iScience 20200906 10

Dityrosine (DiY), via the cross-linking of tyrosine residues, is a marker of protein oxidation, which increases with aging. Amyloid-β (Aβ) forms DiY <i>in vitro</i> and DiY-cross-linked Aβ is found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease. Metal- or UV- catalyzed oxidation of Aβ42 results in an increase in DiY cross-links. Using DiY as a marker of oxidation, we compare the self-assembly propensity and DiY cross-link formation for a non-assembly competent variant of Aβ42 (vAβ) with wild-t ...[more]

PMID: 33083713

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Metal- and UV- Catalyzed Oxidation Results in Trapped Amyloid-? Intermediates Revealing that Self-Assembly Is Required for A?-Induced Cytotoxicity.

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Metal- and UV- Catalyzed Oxidation Results in Trapped Amyloid-β Intermediates Revealing that Self-Assembly Is Required for Aβ-Induced Cytotoxicity.

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