Journal Article

FZJ-2024-00927

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Gardon, L.FZJ* ; Becker, N.FZJ* ; Gremer, L. (Corresponding author)FZJ* ; Heise, H. (Corresponding author)FZJ*

2024
Wiley-VCH Weinheim

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1002/chem.202303007  doi:10.34734/FZJ-2024-00927

Abstract: Extracellular amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques, primarily formed by Aβ(1-40) and Aβ(1-42) fibrils, are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. The Aβ peptide can undergo a high variety of different post-translational modifications including formation of a pyroglutamate (pGlu, pE) at N-terminal Glu3 or Glu11 of truncated Aβ(3-x) or Aβ(11-x), respectively. Here we studied structural similarities and differences between pEAβ(3-42) and LS-shaped Aβ(1-42) fibrils grown under identical conditions (pH 2) using solid-state NMR spectroscopy. We show that the central region of pEAβ(3-42) fibrils including the turn region around V24 is almost identical to Aβ(1-42) showing similar β-strands also at the N-terminus. The missing N-terminal residues D1-A2 along with pE3 formation in pEAβ(3-42) preclude a salt bridge between K28-D1' as in Aβ(1-42) fibrils. G37 and G38 act as highly sensitive internal sensors for the modified N-terminus, which remains rigid over ~five pH units.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Strukturbiochemie (IBI-7)

Research Program(s):

1. 5241 - Molecular Information Processing in Cellular Systems (POF4-524) (POF4-524)

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