Structural Insight into IAPP-Derived Amyloid Inhibitors and Their Mechanism of Action

Niu, Zheng; Prade, Elke; Malideli, Eleni; Hille, Kathleen; Jussupow, Alexander; Mideksa, Yonatan G.; Yan, Li-Mei; Qian, Chen; Fleisch, Markus; Messias, Ana C.; Sarkar, Riddhiman; Sattler, Michael; Lamb, Don C.; Feige, Matthias J.; Camilloni, Carlo; Kapurniotu, Aphrodite und Reif, Bernd (2020): Structural Insight into IAPP-Derived Amyloid Inhibitors and Their Mechanism of Action. In: Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, Bd. 59, Nr. 14: S. 5771-5781

Abstract

Designed peptides derived from the islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) cross-amyloid interaction surface with A beta (termed interaction surface mimics or ISMs) have been shown to be highly potent inhibitors of A beta amyloid self-assembly. However, the molecular mechanism of their function is not well understood. Using solution-state and solid-state NMR spectroscopy in combination with ensemble-averaged dynamics simulations and other biophysical methods including TEM, fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy, and DLS, we characterize ISM structural preferences and interactions. We find that the ISM peptide R3-GI is highly dynamic, can adopt a beta-like structure, and oligomerizes into colloid-like assemblies in a process that is reminiscent of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). Our results suggest that such assemblies yield multivalent surfaces for interactions with A beta 40. Sequestration of substrates into these colloid-like structures provides a mechanistic basis for ISM function and the design of novel potent anti-amyloid molecules.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultätsübergreifende Einrichtungen: Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM)
• Themengebiete: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 540 Chemie
• ISSN: 1433-7851
• Sprache: Englisch