Title
Intermolecular alignment in β<inf>2</inf>-microglobulin amyloid fibrils
Date Issued
08 December 2010
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
The deposition of amyloid-like fibrils, composed primarily of the 99-residue protein β2-microglobulin (β2m), is one of the characteristic symptoms of dialysis-related amyloidosis. Fibrils formed in vitro at low pH and low salt concentration share many properties with the disease related fibrils and have been extensively studied by a number of biochemical and biophysical methods. These fibrils contain a significant β-sheet core and have a complex cryoEM electron density profile. Here, we investigate the intrasheet arrangement of the fibrils by means of 15N-13C MAS NMR correlation spectroscopy. We utilize a fibril sample grown from a 50:50 mixture of 15N,12C- and 14N,13C-labeled β2m monomers, the latter prepared using 2-13C glycerol as the carbon source. Together with the use of ZF-TEDOR mixing, this sample allowed us to observe intermolecular 15N-13C backbone-to-backbone contacts with excellent resolution and good sensitivity. The results are consistent with a parallel, in-register arrangement of the protein subunits in the fibrils and suggest that a significant structural reorganization occurs from the native to the fibril state. © 2010 American Chemical Society.
Start page
17077
End page
17079
Volume
132
Issue
48
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-78650159249
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of the American Chemical Society
ISSN of the container
00027863
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