Multistep nucleus formation and a separate subunit contribution of the amyloidgenesis of heat-denatured monellin
Multistep nucleus formation and a separate subunit contribution of the amyloidgenesis of heat-denatured monellin
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10.1110/ps.20201
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2001-10-01
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Konno, T
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Konno, T
Monellin (MN) is a sweet-tasting plant protein known to form fibrous aggregates in the heat-denatured state. Here the amyloid-type aggregation process of MN is extensively characterized. The amyloidgenesis was initiated in a highly denatured state of MN. A seeding effect of Skipping a tag phase of the amyloid formation kinetics established a nucleation-dependent aggregation mechanism. A finely controlled experimental protocol revealed an additional prenucleus stage preceding the maturation of the nucleus, indicating that the initial lag phase is composed of multiple conformational events. The results obtained for the aggregation properties of the separate A and B subunit chains of MN and a recombinant single-chain MN suggest that the B chain exclusively contributed to the amyloid-type aggregation. These findings suggest a scheme for the arnyloidgenesis of MN and their subunits, and provide a unique model of arnyloidgenesis that is regulated by the subunit composition of protein.