Construction of Self-Assembling Lipopeptide-Based Benign Nanovesicles to Prevent Amyloid Fibril Formation and Reduce Cytotoxicity of GxxxGxxxGxxxG Motif

Bioconjug Chem. 2022 Jun 15;33(6):1201-1209. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00149. Epub 2022 May 17.

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease, a progressive severe neurodegenerative disorder, has been until now incurable, in spite of serious efforts worldwide. We have designed self-assembled myristoyl-KPGPK lipopeptide-based biocompatible nanovesicles, which can inhibit amyloid fibrillation made by the transmembrane GxxxGxxxGxxxG motif of Aβ-protein and human myelin protein zero as well as reduce their neurotoxicity. Various spectroscopic and microscopic investigations illuminate that the lipopeptide-based nanovesicles dramatically inhibit random coil-to-β-sheet transformation of Aβ25-37 and human myelin protein zero protein precursor, which is the prerequisite of GxxxGxxxGxxxG motif-mediated fibril formation. Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) assay using synthesized Cy-3 (FRET donor) and Cy-5 (FRET acceptor)-conjugated Aβ25-37 also exhibits that nanovesicles strongly inhibit the fibril formation of Aβ25-37. The mouse neuro-2a neuroblastoma cell line is used, which revealed the GxxxGxxxGxxxG-mediated cytotoxicity. However, the neurotoxicity has been diminished by co-incubating the GxxxGxxxGxxxG motif with the nanovesicles.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease*
  • Amyloid / chemistry
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides* / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Lipopeptides
  • Mice
  • Myelin P0 Protein
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Lipopeptides
  • Myelin P0 Protein
  • Peptide Fragments