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Incorporation of α-methylated amino acids into Apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptides improves their helicity and cholesterol efflux potential.


ABSTRACT: Apolipoprotein A-I (ApoA-I) mimetic peptides are potential therapeutic agents for promoting the efflux of excess cellular cholesterol, which is dependent upon the presence of an amphipathic helix. Since α-methylated Ala enhances peptide helicity, we hypothesized that incorporating other types of α-methylated amino acids into ApoA-I mimetic peptides may also increase their helicity and cholesterol efflux potential. The last helix of apoA-I, peptide 'A' (VLESFKVSFLSALEEYTKKLNT), was used to design peptides containing a single type of α-methylated amino acid substitution (Ala/Aα, Glu/Dα, Lys/Kα, Leu/Lα), as well as a peptide containing both α-methylated Lys and Leu (6α). Depending on the specific residue, the α-helical content as measured by CD-spectroscopy and calculated hydrophobic moments were sometimes higher for peptides containing other types of α-methylated amino acids than those with α-methylated Ala. In ABCA1-transfected cells, cholesterol efflux to the peptides showed the following order of potency: 6α>Kα≈Lα≈Aα≫Dα≈A. In general, α-methylated peptides were resistant to proteolysis, but this varied depending on the type of protease and specific amino acid substitution. In summary, increased helicity and amphilicity due to α-methylated amino acid substitutions in ApoA-I mimetic peptides resulted in improved cholesterol efflux capacity and resistance to proteolysis, indicating that this modification may be useful in the future design of therapeutic ApoA-I mimetic peptides.

SUBMITTER: Islam R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8482877 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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