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October 4, 2007

Cholesterol and Clioquinol modulation of Abeta(1-42) interaction with phospholipid bilayers and metals

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Biochim Biophys Acta. 2007 Sep 8; ePub ahead of print
Lau TL, Gehman JD, Wade JD, Masters CL, Barnham KJ, Separovic F.
School of Chemistry, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia


The beta-sheet plaques that are the most obvious pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease are composed of amyloid-beta peptides and are highly enriched in the metal ions Zn, Fe and Cu. The interaction of the full-length amyloid peptide, Abeta(1-42), with phospholipid lipid bilayers was studied in the presence of the metal-chelating drug, Clioquinol (CQ). The effect of cholesterol and metal ions was also determined using solid-state (31)P and (2)H NMR. CQ modulated the effect of metal ions on the integrity of the bilayer and although CQ perturbed the phospholipid membrane, the bilayer integrity was maintained. Model membranes enriched in cholesterol were studied under conditions of peptide association and incorporation. Solid-state NMR showed that the bilayer integrity was preserved in cholesterol-enriched membranes in comparison to phosphatidylcholine-phosphatidylserine bilayers. Changes in peptide structure, consistent with an increase in beta-sheet, were observed using specifically (13)C-labelled Abeta(1-42) by magic angle spinning NMR. Results using aligned phosphatidylcholine bilayers and completely (15)N-labelled peptide indicated that the peptide aggregated. The results are consistent with oligomeric beta-sheet structured peptides only partially penetrating the bilayer and cholesterol reducing the membrane disruption.

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