β-Helix is a likely core structure of yeast prion Sup35 amyloid fibers
β-Helix is a likely core structure of yeast prion Sup35 amyloid fibers
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.01.117
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发表时间:
2004-03-12
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Yoshida, M
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作者:
Kishimoto, A;Hasegawa, K;Yoshida, M
We have studied the core structure of amyloid fibers of yeast prion protein Sup35. We developed procedures to prepare straight fibers of relatively uniform diameters from three kinds of fragments; N (1-123), NMp (1-189), and NM (1-253). X-ray fiber diffraction patterns from dried oriented fibers gave common reflections in all three cases; a sharp meridional reflection at 4.7Angstrom, and a diffuse equatorial peak at around 9Angstrom, apparently supporting the typical "cross-beta" structure with stacked beta-sheets proposed for many different amyloid fibers. However, X-ray fiber diffraction from hydrated fibers showed the meridional reflection at 4.7 Angstrom but no equatorial reflections at 9Angstrom in all three cases, indicating that the stack of beta-sheets in dried fibers is an artifact produced by drying process. Thus, the core structure of these amyloid fibers made of the N domain is likely to be beta-helix nanotube as proposed by Perutz et al. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.