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ArticleJournal of molecular modeling2019

Amyloid beta oligomers: how pH influences over trimer and pentamer structures?

Carla A Paredes-Rosan, Diego E Valencia, Haruna L Barazorda-Ccahuana, Jorge A Aguilar-Pineda, Badhin Gómez

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Carla A Paredes-RosanCentro de Investigación en Ingeniería Molecular - CIIM, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Samuel Velarde 320, Arequipa, Peru.
Diego E ValenciaCentro de Investigación en Ingeniería Molecular - CIIM, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Samuel Velarde 320, Arequipa, Peru.
Haruna L Barazorda-CcahuanaCentro de Investigación en Ingeniería Molecular - CIIM, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Samuel Velarde 320, Arequipa, Peru.
Jorge A Aguilar-PinedaCentro de Investigación en Ingeniería Molecular - CIIM, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Samuel Velarde 320, Arequipa, Peru.
Badhin GómezCentro de Investigación en Ingeniería Molecular - CIIM, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Samuel Velarde 320, Arequipa, Peru. bgomez@ucsm.edu.pe.

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Abstract

The aggregation of proteins in the brain is one of the main features of neurodegenerative diseases. In Alzheimer's disease, the abnormal aggregation of Aβ-42 is due to intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The latter is due to variations in the environment, such as temperature, salt concentration, and pH. We evaluated the effect of protonation/deprotonation of residues that are part of trimeric and pentameric oligomers at pH 5, pH 6, and pH 7. Molecular dynamics simulation at 200 ns in the canonical ensemble was implemented. The results have revealed that histidine, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid residues showed a protonation/deprotonation effect in oligomers. The root mean square deviation analysis was used to analyze the structural stability at different pHs. We found an increase in hydrophobicity in the side chains of the trimer, while in the pentamer, the structural instability of a compact structure at pH 5 caused the hydrophobic core to open, revealing the hydrophobic region to the environment. At this point, we believe that conformational changes mediated by pH are essential in the aggregation of Aβ-42 oligomers.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmino Acid SequenceAmyloid beta-PeptidesAspartic AcidHistidineHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsModels, MolecularMolecular Dynamics SimulationPeptide FragmentsProtein Aggregation, PathologicalProtein ConformationProtein MultimerizationAmyloid beta-PeptidesAspartic AcidHistidinePeptide FragmentsAlzheimer’s diseaseAmyloid beta 42Molecular dynamic

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