Sub-micellar phospholipid accelerates amyloid formation by apolipoprotein C-II

Autor: Lynne J. Lawrence, Geoffrey J. Howlett, Danny M. Hatters
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: FEBS Letters. 494:220-224
ISSN: 0014-5793
DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02355-9
Popis: Lipid-free human apolipoprotein C-II (apoC-II) forms amyloid fibrils with characteristic beta-structure. This conformation is distinct from the alpha-helical fold of lipid-bound apoC-II. We have investigated the effect of the short-chain phospholipid, dihexanoylphosphatidylcholine (DHPC) on amyloid formation by apoC-II. The alpha-helical content of apoC-II increases in the presence of micellar DHPC (16 mM) and amyloid formation is inhibited. However, at sub-micellar DHPC concentrations (below 8 mM) amyloid formation is accelerated 6 fold. These results suggest that individual phospholipid molecules in vivo may exert significant effects on amyloid folding pathways.
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