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- Antzutkin, Oleg, et al.
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High-order multiple quantum excitation in 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of organic solids
- 1999
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-9606 .- 1089-7690. ; 110:6, s. 2749-2752
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Excitation and detection of high-order multiple quantum (MQ) coherences among 13C nuclear spins in singly-13C-labeled organic solids is demonstrated experimentally. MQ signals involving at least ten quanta of spin angular momentum are observed in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements on polycrystalline L-methionine-methyl-13C and L-alanine-1-13C, using a time-reversible multiple pulse excitation sequence modified specifically for experiments on systems with weak homonuclear dipole-dipole couplings and strong inhomogeneous interactions such as anisotropic chemical shifts. The feasibility of high-order MQ excitation and detection in 13C-labeled organic solids promises to expand significantly the range of applications of MQ NMR as a structural tool, to include such systems as 13C-labeled synthetic polymers and biopolymers.
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- Antzutkin, Oleg, et al.
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Multiple quantum solid-state NMR indicates a parallel, not antiparallel, organization of β-sheets in Alzheimer's β-amyloid fibrils
- 2000
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. - 0027-8424 .- 1091-6490. ; 97:24, s. 13045-13050
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Senile plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease contain deposits of fibrils formed by 39- to 43-residue β-amyloid peptides with possible neurotoxic effects. X-ray diffraction measurements on oriented fibril bundles have indicated an extended β-sheet structure for Alzheimer's β-amyloid fibrils and other amyloid fibrils, but the supramolecular organization of the β-sheets and other structural details are not well established because of the intrinsically noncrystalline, insoluble nature of amyloid fibrils. Here we report solid-state NMR measurements, using a multiple quantum (MQ) 13C NMR technique, that probe the β-sheet organization in fibrils formed by the full-length, 40-residue β-amyloid peptide (Aβ1-40). Although an antiparallel β-sheet organization often is assumed and is invoked in recent structural models for full-length β-amyloid fibrils, the MQNMR data indicate an in-register, parallel organization. This work provides site-specific, atomic-level structural constraints on full-length β-amyloid fibrils and applies MQNMR to a significant problem in structural biology.
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- Antzutkin, Oleg, et al.
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Site-Specific Identification of Non-ß-Strand Conformations in Alzheimer's ß-Amyloid Fibrils by Solid-State NMR
- 2003
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Ingår i: Biophysical Journal. - 0006-3495 .- 1542-0086. ; 84:5, s. 3326-3335
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The most well-established structural feature of amyloid fibrils is the cross-ß motif, an extended ß-sheet structure formed by ß-strands oriented perpendicular to the long fibril axis. Direct experimental identification of non-ß-strand conformations in amyloid fibrils has not been reported previously. Here we report the results of solid-state NMR measurements on amyloid fibrils formed by the 40-residue ß-amyloid peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease (Aß1-40), prepared synthetically with pairs of 13C labels at consecutive backbone carbonyl sites. The measurements probe the peptide backbone conformation in residues 24-30, a segment where a non-ß-strand conformation has been suggested by earlier sequence analysis, cross-linking experiments, and molecular modeling. Data obtained with the fpRFDR-CT, DQCSA, and 2D MAS exchange solid-state NMR techniques, which provide independent constraints on the and backbone torsion angles between the labeled carbonyl sites, indicate non-ß-strand conformations at G25, S26, and G29. These results represent the first site-specific identification and characterization of non-ß-strand peptide conformations in an amyloid fibril
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- Antzutkin, Oleg, et al.
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Supramolecular structural constraints on Alzheimer's β-amyloid fibrils from electron microscopy and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance
- 2002
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Ingår i: Biochemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0006-2960 .- 1520-4995. ; 41:51, s. 15436-15450
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We describe electron microscopy (EM), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements on amyloid fibrils formed by the 42-residue β-amyloid peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease (Aβ1-42) and by residues 10-35 of the full-length peptide (Aβ10-35). These measurements place constraints on the supramolecular structure of the amyloid fibrils, especially the type of β-sheets present in the characteristic amyloid cross-β structural motif and the assembly of these β-sheets into a fibril. EM images of negatively stained Aβ10-35 fibrils and measurements of fibril mass per length (MPL) by STEM show a strong dependence of fibril morphology and MPL on pH. Aβ10-35 fibrils formed at pH 3.7 are single "protofilaments" with MPL equal to twice the value expected for a single cross-β layer. Aβ10-35 fibrils formed at pH 7.4 are apparently pairs of protofilaments or higher order bundles. EM and STEM data for Aβ1-42 fibrils indicate that protofilaments with MPL equal to twice the value expected for a single cross-β layer are also formed by Aβ1-42 and that these protofilaments exist singly and in pairs at pH 7.4. Solid-state NMR measurements of intermolecular distances in Aβ10-35 fibrils, using multiple-quantum 13C NMR, 13C-13C dipolar recoupling, and 15N-13C dipolar recoupling techniques, support the in-register parallel β-sheet organization previously established by Lynn, Meredith, Botto, and co-workers [Benzinger et al. (1998) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95, 13407-13412; Benzinger et al. (2000) Biochemistry 39, 3491-3499] and show that this β-sheet organization is present at pH 3.7 as well as pH 7.4 despite the differences in fibril morphology and MPL. Solid-state NMR measurements of intermolecular distances in Aβ1-42 fibrils, which represent the first NMR data on Aβ1-42 fibrils, also indicate an in-register parallel β-sheet organization. These results, along with previously reported data on Aβ1-40 fibrils, suggest that the supramolecular structures of Aβ10-35, Aβ1-40, and Aβ1-42 fibrils are quite similar. A schematic structural model of these fibrils, consistent with known experimental EM, STEM, and solid-state NMR data, is presented.
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- Balbach, John J., et al.
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Amyloid Fibril Formation by Aβ16-22, a Seven-Residue Fragment of the Alzheimer's β-Amyloid Peptide, and Structural Characterization by Solid State NMR
- 2000
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Ingår i: Biochemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0006-2960 .- 1520-4995. ; 39:45, s. 13748-13759
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The seven-residue peptide N-acetyl-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Glu-NH2, called Aβ16-22 and representing residues 16-22 of the full-length β-amyloid peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease, is shown by electron microscopy to form highly ordered fibrils upon incubation of aqueous solutions. X-ray powder diffraction and optical birefringence measurements confirm that these are amyloid fibrils. The peptide conformation and supramolecular organization in Aβ16-22 fibrils are investigated by solid state 13C NMR measurements. Two-dimensional magic-angle spinning (2D MAS) exchange and constant-time double-quantum-filtered dipolar recoupling (CTDQFD) measurements indicate a β-strand conformation of the peptide backbone at the central phenylalanine. One-dimensional and two-dimensional spectra of selectively and uniformly labeled samples exhibit 13C NMR line widths of <2 ppm, demonstrating that the peptide, including amino acid side chains, has a well-ordered conformation in the fibrils. Two-dimensional 13C-13C chemical shift correlation spectroscopy permits a nearly complete assignment of backbone and side chain 13C NMR signals and indicates that the β-strand conformation extends across the entire hydrophobic segment from Leu17 through Ala21. 13C multiple-quantum (MQ) NMR and 13C/15N rotational echo double-resonance (REDOR) measurements indicate an antiparallel organization of β-sheets in the Aβ16-22 fibrils. These results suggest that the degree of structural order at the molecular level in amyloid fibrils can approach that in peptide or protein crystals, suggest how the supramolecular organization of β-sheets in amyloid fibrils can be dependent on the peptide sequence, and illustrate the utility of solid state NMR measurements as probes of the molecular structure of amyloid fibrils. Aβ16-22 is among the shortest fibril-forming fragments of full-length β-amyloid reported to date, and hence serves as a useful model system for physical studies of amyloid fibril formation.
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- Balbach, John J., et al.
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Supramolecular Structure in Full-Length Alzheimer's β-Amyloid Fibrils: Evidence for a Parallel β-Sheet Organization from Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- 2002
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Ingår i: Biophysical Journal. - 0006-3495 .- 1542-0086. ; 83:2, s. 1205-1216
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We report constraints on the supramolecular structure of amyloid fibrils formed by the 40-residue β-amyloid peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease (Aβ1–40) obtained from solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements of intermolecular dipole-dipole couplings between 13C labels at 11 carbon sites in residues 2 through 39. The measurements are carried out under magic-angle spinning conditions, using the constant-time finite-pulse radiofrequency-driven recoupling (fpRFDR-CT) technique. We also present one-dimensional 13C magic-angle spinning NMR spectra of the labeled Aβ1–40 samples. The fpRFDR-CT data reveal nearest-neighbor intermolecular distances of 4.8 ± 0.5 Å for carbon sites from residues 12 through 39, indicating a parallel alignment of neighboring peptide chains in the predominantly β-sheet structure of the amyloid fibrils. The one-dimensional NMR spectra indicate structural order at these sites. The fpRFDR-CT data and NMR spectra also indicate structural disorder in the N-terminal segment of Aβ1–40, including the first nine residues. These results place strong constraints on any molecular-level structural model for full-length β-amyloid fibrils.
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- Gomez-Gutierrez, Ruben, et al.
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Two structurally defined A & beta; polymorphs promote different pathological changes in susceptible mice
- 2023
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Ingår i: EMBO Reports. - : WILEY. - 1469-221X .- 1469-3178. ; 24:8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Misfolded A & beta; is involved in the progression of Alzheimers disease (AD). However, the role of its polymorphic variants or conformational strains in AD pathogenesis is not fully understood. Here, we study the seeding properties of two structurally defined synthetic misfolded A & beta; strains (termed 2F and 3F) using in vitro and in vivo assays. We show that 2F and 3F strains differ in their biochemical properties, including resistance to proteolysis, binding to strain-specific dyes, and in vitro seeding. Injection of these strains into a transgenic mouse model produces different pathological features, namely different rates of aggregation, formation of different plaque types, tropism to specific brain regions, differential recruitment of A & beta;(40)/A & beta;(42) peptides, and induction of microglial and astroglial responses. Importantly, the aggregates induced by 2F and 3F are structurally different as determined by ssNMR. Our study analyzes the biological properties of purified A & beta; polymorphs that have been characterized at the atomic resolution level and provides relevant information on the pathological significance of misfolded A & beta; strains.
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- Petkova, Aneta T., et al.
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A structural model for Alzheimer's β-amyloid fibrils based on experimental constraints from solid state NMR
- 2002
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. - 0027-8424 .- 1091-6490. ; 99:26, s. 16742-16747
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present a structural model for amyloid fibrils formed by the 40-residue β-amyloid peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease (Aβ1-40), based on a set of experimental constraints from solid state NMR spectroscopy. The model additionally incorporates the cross-β structural motif established by x-ray fiber diffraction and satisfies constraints on Aβ1-40 fibril dimensions and mass-per-length determined from electron microscopy. Approximately the first 10 residues of Aβ1-40 are structurally disordered in the fibrils. Residues 12-24 and 30-40 adopt β-strand conformations and form parallel β-sheets through intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Residues 25-29 contain a bend of the peptide backbone that brings the two β-sheets in contact through sidechain-sidechain interactions. A single cross-β unit is then a double-layered β-sheet structure with a hydrophobic core and one hydrophobic face. The only charged sidechains in the core are those of D23 and K28, which form salt bridges. Fibrils with minimum mass-per-length and diameter consist of two cross-β units with their hydrophobic faces juxtaposed.
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