Formation of α-helix-based twisted ribbon-like fibrils from ionic-complementary peptides

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jul 14;47(26):7413-5. doi: 10.1039/c1cc12001h. Epub 2011 May 18.

Abstract

Ionic-complementary peptides (ICPs) are well known for their strong propensity to form amyloid-like β-sheet fibrils. Here, we present the first example that α-helical based ICPs can self-assemble into a highly ordered fibrillar structure. Intriguingly, the individual α-helices in such fibrils are arranged shoulder-to-shoulder, making them distinct from conventional coiled-coil-based fibrils.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Protein Multimerization*

Substances

  • Peptides