New insights into side effect of solvents on the aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide 11-20

 

Yexuan Mao, Lanlan Yu, Ran Yang, Chuanguo Ma, Ling-bo Qu, Peter de B. Harrington

Talanta
2016 vol: 148 pp: 380-386 doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.11.012

Abstract

The formation of highly ordered fibrils for the human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) is considered as one of the precipitating factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this study, an emerging new approach microscale thermophoresis and conventional ThT fluorescence assay were utilized to investigate the aggregation behavior of hIAPP(11-20), giving a new insight of the solvent effect on the aggregation of hIAPP(11-20). hIAPP(11-20) displayed different aggregation behaviors in various buffers, revealing that hIAPP(11-20) not only self-aggregates but also binds to solvent components. hIAPP(11-20) had a higher binding affinity for Tris than other selected buffers because multiple hydrogen bonds form, resulting in weaker self-aggregation of hIAPP(11-20) at the early stage of aggregation and prolonging the fibril formation process. hIAPP(11-20) displayed similar self-aggregation in both HEPES and pure water. Negatively charged phosphate ions in the PBS solution ‘neutralize’ the charges carried by hIAPP(11-20) itself to some extent, causing rapid aggregation of hIAPP(11-20), and leading to a shorter fibrillation process of hIAPP(11-20). These results revealed that solvents contribute to the aggregation of hIAPP(11-20) and demonstrated the affect of solvents on the activity of biomolecules. Additionally, as a new technique, microscale thermophoresis offers a powerful and promising approach to study the early stages of aggregation of peptides or proteins.

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Topics: Molecular interaction, Amyloid formation, Islet amyloid polypeptide, Solvent effect, Monolith – MicroScale Thermophoresis, MST, Proteins, Publications

 

 

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