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ArticleBiophysical journal2020

Excitation Energy Migration Unveils Fuzzy Interfaces within the Amyloid Architecture.

Anupa Majumdar, Debapriya Das, Priyanka Madhu, Anamika Avni, Samrat Mukhopadhyay

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Article in Biophysical journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anupa MajumdarCentre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Debapriya DasCentre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab, India.
Priyanka MadhuCentre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab, India.
Anamika AvniCentre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab, India.
Samrat MukhopadhyayCentre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab, India. Electronic address: mukhopadhyay@iisermohali.ac.in.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyloid fibrils are highly ordered nanoscopic protein aggregates comprising a cross-β amyloid core and are associated with deadly human diseases. Structural studies have revealed the supramolecular architecture of a variety of disease-associated amyloids. However, the critical role of transient intermolecular interactions between the disordered polypeptide segments of protofilaments in directing the supramolecular structure and nanoscale morphology remains elusive. Here, we present a unique case to demonstrate that interchain excitation energy migration via intermolecular homo-Förster resonance energy transfer can decipher the architecture of amyloid fibrils of human α-synuclein. Site-specific homo-Förster resonance energy transfer efficiencies measured by fluorescence depolarization allowed us to construct a two-dimensional proximity correlation map that defines the supramolecular packing of α-synuclein within the fibrils. These studies captured unique heteroterminal cross talks between the fuzzy interprotofilament interfaces of the parallel-in-register amyloid spines. Our results will find applications in discerning the broader role of protein disorder and fuzziness in steering the distinct polymorphic amyloids that exhibit strain-specific disease phenotypes.

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alpha-SynucleinAmyloidAmyloid beta-PeptidesHumansalpha-SynucleinAmyloidAmyloid beta-Peptides

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PMID32402242
PMCPMC7264808
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