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  1. Book: Peptide self-assembly

    Nilsson, Bradley L. / Doran, Todd M.

    methods and protocols

    (Methods in molecular biology ; 1777 ; Springer protocols)

    2018  

    Author's details edited by Bradley L. Nilsson, Todd M. Doran
    Series title Methods in molecular biology ; 1777
    Springer protocols
    Collection
    Keywords protein self-assembly phenomena ; extracellular matrix proteins ; amyloid pathologies ; solid-state NMR ; spectroscopic
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Size xv, 452 Seiten, Illustrationen, Diagramme, 25.4 cm x 17.8 cm
    Publisher Humana Press
    Publishing place New York, NY
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Book
    HBZ-ID HT019702048
    ISBN 978-1-4939-7809-0 ; 1-4939-7809-8 ; 9781493978113 ; 149397811X
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Medicine, Health

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  2. Article ; Online: Peptide Self-Assembly into Amyloid Fibrils: Unbiased All-Atom Simulations.

    Nilsson, Bradley L / Celebi Torabfam, Gizem / Dias, Cristiano L

    The journal of physical chemistry. B

    2024  Volume 128, Issue 14, Page(s) 3320–3328

    Abstract: Protein self-assembly plays an important role in biological systems, accounting for the formation of mesoscopic structures that can be highly symmetric as in the capsid of viruses or disordered as in molecular condensates or exhibit a one-dimensional ... ...

    Abstract Protein self-assembly plays an important role in biological systems, accounting for the formation of mesoscopic structures that can be highly symmetric as in the capsid of viruses or disordered as in molecular condensates or exhibit a one-dimensional fibrillar morphology as in amyloid fibrils. Deposits of the latter in tissues of individuals with degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's has motivated extensive efforts to understand the sequence of molecular events accounting for their formation. These studies aim to identify on-pathway intermediates that may be the targets for therapeutic intervention. This detailed knowledge of fibril formation remains obscure, in part due to challenges with experimental analyses of these processes. However, important progress is being achieved for short amyloid peptides due to advances in our ability to perform completely unbiased all-atom simulations of the self-assembly process. This perspective discusses recent developments, their implications, and the hurdles that still need to be overcome to further advance the field.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Amyloid/chemistry ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Amyloid ; Amyloid beta-Peptides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 1520-5207
    ISSN (online) 1520-5207
    DOI 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c07861
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  3. Article ; Online: Solvent Suppression in Pure Shift NMR.

    Gates, Emma L / Bradley, Jonathan P / Berry, Daniel B G / Nilsson, Mathias / Morris, Gareth A / Adams, Ralph W / Castañar, Laura

    Analytical chemistry

    2024  Volume 96, Issue 9, Page(s) 3879–3885

    Abstract: Intense solvent signals ... ...

    Abstract Intense solvent signals in
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1508-8
    ISSN 1520-6882 ; 0003-2700
    ISSN (online) 1520-6882
    ISSN 0003-2700
    DOI 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05379
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  4. Article ; Online: Supramolecular Phenylalanine-Derived Hydrogels for the Sustained Release of Functional Proteins.

    Jagrosse, Melissa L / Agredo, Pamela / Abraham, Brittany L / Toriki, Ethan S / Nilsson, Bradley L

    ACS biomaterials science & engineering

    2023  Volume 9, Issue 2, Page(s) 784–796

    Abstract: Protein-based therapeutics have emerged as next-generation pharmaceutical agents for oncology, bone regeneration, autoimmune disorders, viral infections, and other diseases. The clinical application of protein therapeutics has been impeded by ... ...

    Abstract Protein-based therapeutics have emerged as next-generation pharmaceutical agents for oncology, bone regeneration, autoimmune disorders, viral infections, and other diseases. The clinical application of protein therapeutics has been impeded by pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic challenges including off-target toxicity, rapid clearance, and drug stability. Strategies for the localized and sustained delivery of protein therapeutics have shown promise in addressing these challenges. Hydrogels are critical materials that enable these delivery strategies. Supramolecular hydrogels composed of self-assembled materials have demonstrated biocompatibility advantages over polymer hydrogels, with peptide and protein-based gels showing strong potential. However, cost is a significant drawback of peptide-based supramolecular hydrogels. Supramolecular hydrogels composed of inexpensive low-molecular-weight (LMW) gelators, including modified amino acid derivatives, have been reported as viable alternatives to peptide-based materials. Herein, we report the encapsulation and release of proteins from supramolecular hydrogels composed of perfluorinated fluorenylmethyloxcarbonyl-modified phenylalanine (Fmoc-F
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Hydrogels/chemistry ; Phenylalanine/chemistry ; Delayed-Action Preparations/pharmacology ; Proteins/therapeutic use ; Peptides/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Hydrogels ; Phenylalanine (47E5O17Y3R) ; Delayed-Action Preparations ; Proteins ; Peptides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ISSN 2373-9878
    ISSN (online) 2373-9878
    DOI 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01299
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  5. Article ; Online: Effects of Ions and Small Compounds on the Structure of Aβ

    Mahmoudinobar, Farbod / Nilsson, Bradley L / Dias, Cristiano L

    The journal of physical chemistry. B

    2021  Volume 125, Issue 4, Page(s) 1085–1097

    Abstract: Aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) proteins in the brain is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. This phenomenon can be promoted or inhibited by adding small molecules to the solution where Aβ is embedded. These molecules affect the ensemble of conformations ... ...

    Abstract Aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) proteins in the brain is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. This phenomenon can be promoted or inhibited by adding small molecules to the solution where Aβ is embedded. These molecules affect the ensemble of conformations sampled by Aβ monomers even before aggregation starts. Here, we perform extensive all-atom replica exchange molecular dynamics (REMD) simulations to provide a comparative study of the ensemble of conformations sampled by Aβ
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease ; Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Humans ; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions ; Molecular Dynamics Simulation ; Peptide Fragments ; Protein Structure, Secondary
    Chemical Substances Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Peptide Fragments
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ISSN 1520-5207
    ISSN (online) 1520-5207
    DOI 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c09617
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  6. Article ; Online: Side-chain halogen effects on self-assembly and hydrogelation of cationic phenylalanine derivatives.

    Abraham, Brittany L / Mensah, Samantha G / Gwinnell, Benjamin R / Nilsson, Bradley L

    Soft matter

    2022  Volume 18, Issue 32, Page(s) 5999–6008

    Abstract: Low molecular weight (LMW) supramolecular hydrogels have great potential as next-generation biomaterials for drug delivery, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. The design of LMW gelators is complicated by the lack of understanding regarding ... ...

    Abstract Low molecular weight (LMW) supramolecular hydrogels have great potential as next-generation biomaterials for drug delivery, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. The design of LMW gelators is complicated by the lack of understanding regarding how the chemical structure of the gelator correlates to self-assembly potential and emergent hydrogel material properties. The fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl-phenylalanine (Fmoc-Phe) motif is a privileged scaffold that is prone to undergo self-assembly into self-supporting hydrogel networks. Cationic Fmoc-Phe-DAP derivatives modified with diaminopropane (DAP) at the C-terminus have been developed that self-assemble into hydrogel networks in aqueous solutions of sufficient ionic strength. We report herein the impact of side-chain halogenation on the self-assembly and hydrogelation properties of Fmoc-Phe-DAP derivatives. A systematic study of the self-assembly and hydrogelation of monohalogenated Fmoc-Phe-DAP derivatives with F, Cl, or Br atoms in the
    MeSH term(s) Cations ; Halogens ; Hydrogels/chemistry ; Molecular Weight ; Phenylalanine/analogs & derivatives ; Phenylalanine/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Cations ; Fmoc-phenylalanine ; Halogens ; Hydrogels ; Phenylalanine (47E5O17Y3R)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2191476-X
    ISSN 1744-6848 ; 1744-683X
    ISSN (online) 1744-6848
    ISSN 1744-683X
    DOI 10.1039/d2sm00713d
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  7. Article ; Online: Defining the Landscape of the Pauling-Corey Rippled Sheet: An Orphaned Motif Finding New Homes.

    Raskatov, Jevgenij A / Schneider, Joel P / Nilsson, Bradley L

    Accounts of chemical research

    2021  Volume 54, Issue 10, Page(s) 2488–2501

    Abstract: ... composed of mixtures of l- and d-amphiphilic peptides confirmed that the resulting fibrils were composed ... of alternating l/d peptides consistent with rippled β-sheets. It was also demonstrated that mirror-image amyloid ...

    Abstract When peptides are mixed with their mirror images in an equimolar ratio, two-dimensional periodic structural folds can form, in which extended peptide strands are arrayed with alternating chirality. The resultant topography class, termed the rippled β-sheet, was introduced as a theoretical concept by Pauling and Corey in 1953. Unlike other fundamental protein structural motifs identified around that time, including the α-helix and the pleated β-sheet, it took several decades before conclusive experimental data supporting the proposed rippled β-sheet motif were gained. Much of the key experimental evidence was provided over the course of the past decade through the concurrent efforts of our three laboratories. Studies that focused on developing new self-assembling hydrogel materials have shown that certain amphiphilic peptides form fibrils and hydrogel networks that are more rigid and have a higher thermodynamic stability when made from racemic peptide mixtures as opposed to pure enantiomers. Related interrogation of assemblies composed of mixtures of l- and d-amphiphilic peptides confirmed that the resulting fibrils were composed of alternating l/d peptides consistent with rippled β-sheets. It was also demonstrated that mirror-image amyloid beta (Aβ) could act as a molecular chaperone to promote oligomer-to-fibril conversion of the natural Aβ enantiomer, which was found to reduce Aβ neurotoxicity against different neuronal cell models. With a cross-disciplinary approach that combines experiment and theory, our three laboratories have demonstrated the unique biophysical, biochemical, and biological properties that arise upon mixing of peptide enantiomers, in consequence of rippled β-sheet formation. In this Account, we give an overview of the early history of the rippled β-sheet and provide a detailed structural description/definition of this motif relative to the pleated β-sheet. We then summarize the key findings, obtained on three unique sets of aggregating mirror-image peptide pairs through independent efforts of our three laboratories, and use these results to delineate the landscape of the rippled β-sheet structural motif to inspire future studies. Peptide sequence parameters that favor rippled β-sheet assembly are described, along with the accompanying kinetic and thermodynamic properties, as well as the resulting emergent physical properties of the assemblies. The Account then concludes with a brief overview of some key unresolved challenges in this nascent field. There is much potential for future applications of this unique supramolecular motif in the realm of materials design and biomedical research. We hope this Account will stimulate much-needed discussion of this fascinating structural class to eventually produce a fully quantitative, rational framework for the molecular engineering of rippled β-sheets in the future.
    MeSH term(s) Kinetics ; Models, Molecular ; Peptides/chemistry ; Protein Structure, Secondary ; Thermodynamics
    Chemical Substances Peptides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1483291-4
    ISSN 1520-4898 ; 0001-4842
    ISSN (online) 1520-4898
    ISSN 0001-4842
    DOI 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00084
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  8. Article ; Online: Ultra-selective, ultra-clean 1D rotating-frame Overhauser effect spectroscopy.

    Gates, Emma L / Smith, Marshall J / Bradley, Jonathan P / Johnson, Myron / Widmalm, Göran / Nilsson, Mathias / Morris, Gareth A / Adams, Ralph W / Castañar, Laura

    Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

    2023  Volume 59, Issue 39, Page(s) 5854–5857

    Abstract: An ultra-selective 1D NMR experiment - GEMSTONE-ROESY - enables clear, unambiguous assignment of ROE signals in the not uncommon situation that traditional selective methods fail. Its usefulness is demonstrated in the analysis of the natural products ... ...

    Abstract An ultra-selective 1D NMR experiment - GEMSTONE-ROESY - enables clear, unambiguous assignment of ROE signals in the not uncommon situation that traditional selective methods fail. Its usefulness is demonstrated in the analysis of the natural products cyclosporin and lacto-
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1472881-3
    ISSN 1364-548X ; 1359-7345 ; 0009-241X
    ISSN (online) 1364-548X
    ISSN 1359-7345 ; 0009-241X
    DOI 10.1039/d3cc00550j
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  9. Article: Hybrid Amyloid Quantum Dot Nanoassemblies to Probe Neuroinflammatory Damage.

    Chiang, Wesley / Urban, Jennifer M / Yanchik-Slade, Francine / Stout, Angela / Nilsson, Bradley L / Gelbard, Harris A / Krauss, Todd D

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2023  

    Abstract: Various oligomeric species of amyloid-beta have been proposed to play different immunogenic roles in the cellular pathology of Alzheimer's Disease. However, investigating the role of a homogenous single oligomeric species has been difficult due to highly ...

    Abstract Various oligomeric species of amyloid-beta have been proposed to play different immunogenic roles in the cellular pathology of Alzheimer's Disease. However, investigating the role of a homogenous single oligomeric species has been difficult due to highly dynamic oligomerization and fibril formation kinetics that convert between many species. Here we report the design and construction of a quantum dot mimetic for larger spherical oligomeric amyloid species as an "endogenously" fluorescent proxy for this cytotoxic species to investigate its role in inducing inflammatory and stress response states in neuronal and glial cell types.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2023.08.30.555592
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  10. Article ; Online: Binding Mechanisms of Amyloid-like Peptides to Lipid Bilayers and Effects of Divalent Cations.

    Yang, Yanxing / Jalali, Sharareh / Nilsson, Bradley L / Dias, Cristiano L

    ACS chemical neuroscience

    2021  Volume 12, Issue 11, Page(s) 2027–2035

    Abstract: In several neurodegenerative diseases, cell toxicity can emerge from damage produced by amyloid aggregates to lipid membranes. The details accounting for this damage are poorly understood including how individual amyloid peptides interact with ... ...

    Abstract In several neurodegenerative diseases, cell toxicity can emerge from damage produced by amyloid aggregates to lipid membranes. The details accounting for this damage are poorly understood including how individual amyloid peptides interact with phospholipid membranes before aggregation. Here, we use all-atom molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the molecular mechanisms accounting for amyloid-membrane interactions and the role played by calcium ions in this interaction. Model peptides known to self-assemble into amyloid fibrils and bilayer made from zwitterionic and anionic lipids are used in this study. We find that both electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions contribute to peptide-bilayer binding. In particular, the attraction of peptides to lipid bilayers is dominated by electrostatic interactions between positive residues and negative phosphate moieties of lipid head groups. This attraction is stronger for anionic bilayers than for zwitterionic ones. Hydrophobicity drives the burial of nonpolar residues into the interior of the bilayer producing strong binding in our simulations. Moreover, we observe that the attraction of peptides to the bilayer is significantly reduced in the presence of calcium ions. This is due to the binding of calcium ions to negative phosphate moieties of lipid head groups, which leaves phospholipid bilayers with a net positive charge. Strong binding of the peptide to the membrane occurs less frequently in the presence of calcium ions and involves the formation of a "Ca
    MeSH term(s) Amyloid ; Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Cations, Divalent ; Lipid Bilayers ; Molecular Dynamics Simulation
    Chemical Substances Amyloid ; Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Cations, Divalent ; Lipid Bilayers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ISSN 1948-7193
    ISSN (online) 1948-7193
    DOI 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00140
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