E22G Aβ40 fibril structure and kinetics illuminate how Aβ40 rather than Aβ42 triggers familial Alzheimer’s

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Title: E22G Aβ40 fibril structure and kinetics illuminate how Aβ40 rather than Aβ42 triggers familial Alzheimer’s
Authors: Mohammad Jafar Tehrani, Isamu Matsuda, Atsushi Yamagata, Yu Kodama, Tatsuya Matsunaga, Mayuko Sato, Kiminori Toyooka, Dan McElheny, Naohiro Kobayashi, Mikako Shirouzu, Yoshitaka Ishii
Source: Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2024)
Publisher Information: Nature Portfolio, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Science
More Details: Abstract Arctic (E22G) mutation in amyloid-β (Aβ enhances Aβ40 fibril accumulation in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Unlike sporadic AD, familial AD (FAD) patients with the mutation exhibit more Aβ40 in the plaque core. However, structural details of E22G Aβ40 fibrils remain elusive, hindering therapeutic progress. Here, we determine a distinctive W-shaped parallel β-sheet structure through co-analysis by cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR) of in-vitro-prepared E22G Aβ40 fibrils. The E22G Aβ40 fibrils displays typical amyloid features in cotton-wool plaques in the FAD, such as low thioflavin-T fluorescence and a less compact unbundled morphology. Furthermore, kinetic and MD studies reveal previously unidentified in-vitro evidence that E22G Aβ40, rather than Aβ42, may trigger Aβ misfolding in the FAD, and prompt subsequent misfolding of wild-type (WT) Aβ40/Aβ42 via cross-seeding. The results provide insight into how the Arctic mutation promotes AD via Aβ40 accumulation and cross-propagation.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2041-1723
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51294-w
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/2718d8d208dd48aca1047b76fa924bdd
Accession Number: edsdoj.2718d8d208dd48aca1047b76fa924bdd
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20411723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-51294-w
Published in:Nature Communications
Language:English