Aromatic Cross-strand Ladders Control the Structure and Stability of Beta-rich Peptide Self-assembly Mimics

Overview

Journal J Mol Biol

Publisher Elsevier

Specialties Microbiology
Molecular Biology

Date 2008 Sep 3

PMID 18762191

Citations 12

Authors

Matthew Biancalana

Koki Makabe

Akiko Koide

Shohei Koide

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Abstract

Though beta-rich self-assemblies comprise a major structural class of polypeptides, a detailed understanding of the determinants of their structure and stability is lacking. In particular, the roles of repetitive stretches of side chains running the long axis of these beta-sheets, termed "cross-strand ladders," remain poorly characterized due to the inherently insoluble and heterogeneous nature of self-assemblies. To overcome these experimental challenges, we have established a complementary experimental system termed "peptide self-assembly mimics" (PSAMs). The PSAMs capture a defined number of self-assembly-like peptide repeats within a soluble beta-rich protein, making structural and energetic studies possible. In this work, we investigated the role of cross-strand ladders containing aromatic residues, which are prominent in self-assembling peptides. A combination of solution data and high-resolution crystal structures revealed that a single cross-strand ladder consisting solely of Tyr significantly stabilized, rigidified, and flattened the PSAM beta-sheet. These characteristics would stabilize each beta-sheet layer of a self-assembly and direct sheet conformations compatible with lamination. Our results therefore provide a rationale for the abundance of aromatic amino acids in fibril-forming peptides and establish important roles of cross-strand Tyr ladders in the structure and stability of beta-rich peptide self-assemblies.

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