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3D structure of Alzheimer's amyloid-β(1–42) fibrils

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Lührs, Thorsten, Ritter, Christiane, Adrian, Marc, Riek-Loher, Dominique, Bohrmann, Bernd, Döbeli, Heinz, Schubert, David, Riek, Roland·2005·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is the most fatal neurodegenerative disorder wherein the process of amyloid-β (Aβ) amyloidogenesis appears causative. Here, we present the 3D structure of the fibrils comprising Aβ(1–42), which was obtained by using hydrogen-bonding constraints from quenched hydrogen/deuterium-exchange NMR, side-chain packing constraints from pairwise mutagenesis studies, and parallel, in-register β-sheet arrangement from previous solid-state NMR studies. Although residues 1–17 are disordered, residues 18–42 form a β-strand–turn–β-strand motif that contains two intermolecular, parallel, in-register β-sheets that are formed by residues 18–26 (β1) and 31–42 (β2). At least two molecules of Aβ(1–42) are required to achieve the repeating structure of a protofilament. Intermolecular side-chain contacts are formed between the odd-numbered residues of strand β1 of the n th molecule and the even-numbered residues of strand β2 of the ( n – 1)th molecule. This interaction pattern leads to partially unpaired β-strands at the fibrillar ends, which explains the sequence selectivity, the cooperativity, and the apparent unidirectionality of Aβ fibril growth. It also provides a structural basis for fibrillization inhibitors.

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Authors
Lührs, T., Ritter, C., Adrian, M., Riek-Loher, D., Bohrmann, B., Döbeli, H., Schubert, D., & Riek, R.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2005-11-17
Volume
102
Issue
48
Pages
17342-17347
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
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Lührs, T., Ritter, C., Adrian, M., Riek-Loher, D., Bohrmann, B., Döbeli, H., Schubert, D., & Riek, R. (2005). 3D structure of Alzheimer's amyloid-β(1–42) fibrils. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0506723102

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