αB-Crystallin is a ubiquitous small heat-shock protein (sHsp) renowned for its chaperone ability to prevent target protein aggregation. It is stress-inducible and its up-regulation is associated with a number of disorders, including those linked to the deposition of misfolded proteins, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. We have characterised the formation of amyloid fibrils by human αB-crystallin in detail, and also that of αA-crystallin and the disease-related mutant R120G αB-crystallin. We find that the last 12 amino acid residues of the C-terminal region of αB-crystallin are predicted from their physico-chemical properties to have a very low propensity to aggregate. 1H NMR spectroscopy reveals that this hydrophilic C-terminal region is flexible both in its solution state and in amyloid fibrils, where it protrudes from the fibrillar core. We demonstrate, in addition, that the equilibrium between different protofilament assemblies can be manipulated and controlled in vitro to select for particular αB-crystallin amyloid morphologies. Overall, this study suggests that there could be a fine balance in vivo between the native functional sHsp state and the formation of amyloid fibrils. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Characterisation of Amyloid Fibril Formation by Small Heat-shock Chaperone Proteins Human αA-, αB- and R120G αB-Crystallins / Meehan, S.; Knowles, T. P. J.; Baldwin, A. J.; Smith, J. F.; Squires, A. M.; Clements, P.; Treweek, T. M.; Ecroyd, H.; Tartaglia, G. G.; Vendruscolo, M.; Macphee, C. E.; Dobson, C. M.; Carver, J. A.. - In: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. - ISSN 0022-2836. - 372:2(2007), pp. 470-484. [10.1016/j.jmb.2007.06.060]

Characterisation of Amyloid Fibril Formation by Small Heat-shock Chaperone Proteins Human αA-, αB- and R120G αB-Crystallins

Tartaglia G. G.;Vendruscolo M.;
2007

Abstract

αB-Crystallin is a ubiquitous small heat-shock protein (sHsp) renowned for its chaperone ability to prevent target protein aggregation. It is stress-inducible and its up-regulation is associated with a number of disorders, including those linked to the deposition of misfolded proteins, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. We have characterised the formation of amyloid fibrils by human αB-crystallin in detail, and also that of αA-crystallin and the disease-related mutant R120G αB-crystallin. We find that the last 12 amino acid residues of the C-terminal region of αB-crystallin are predicted from their physico-chemical properties to have a very low propensity to aggregate. 1H NMR spectroscopy reveals that this hydrophilic C-terminal region is flexible both in its solution state and in amyloid fibrils, where it protrudes from the fibrillar core. We demonstrate, in addition, that the equilibrium between different protofilament assemblies can be manipulated and controlled in vitro to select for particular αB-crystallin amyloid morphologies. Overall, this study suggests that there could be a fine balance in vivo between the native functional sHsp state and the formation of amyloid fibrils. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
2007
amyloid; fibrils; small heat-shock proteins; αA-crystallin; αB-crystallin; Amyloid; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Kinetics; Microscopy, Atomic Force; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; Protein Binding; alpha-Crystallin A Chain; alpha-Crystallin B Chain
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Characterisation of Amyloid Fibril Formation by Small Heat-shock Chaperone Proteins Human αA-, αB- and R120G αB-Crystallins / Meehan, S.; Knowles, T. P. J.; Baldwin, A. J.; Smith, J. F.; Squires, A. M.; Clements, P.; Treweek, T. M.; Ecroyd, H.; Tartaglia, G. G.; Vendruscolo, M.; Macphee, C. E.; Dobson, C. M.; Carver, J. A.. - In: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. - ISSN 0022-2836. - 372:2(2007), pp. 470-484. [10.1016/j.jmb.2007.06.060]
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