TY - JOUR
T1 - α-Synuclein's adsorption, conformation, and orientation on cationic gold nanoparticle surfaces seeds global conformation change
AU - Yang, Jie An
AU - Lin, Wayne
AU - Woods, Wendy S.
AU - George, Julia M.
AU - Murphy, Catherine J.
PY - 2014/4/3
Y1 - 2014/4/3
N2 - α-Synuclein (α-syn), an aggregation-prone amyloid protein, has been suggested as a potential cause of Parkinson's disease. When misfolded, α-syn aggregates as Lewy bodies in the brain, the loss of which can disrupt protein homeostasis. To investigate the potential of nanoparticle-mediated therapy for amyloid diseases, α-syn adsorption onto positively charged poly(allylamine hydrochloride) coated gold nanoparticles (PAH Au NPs) was studied. α-Syn adsorbs in multilayers onto PAH Au NPs, which with increasing α-syn/PAH Au NP ratios (>2000 α-syn/PAH Au NP) results in the flocculation and sedimentation of α-syn coated PAH Au NPs. The orientation and conformation of α-syn on PAH Au NPs were studied using trypsin digestion and circular dichroism, which showed that α-syn adopts a random orientation on PAH Au NPs, with an increase in β-sheet and a decrease in α-helix structures. A consistent global change in α-syn's conformation was also observed regardless of PAH Au NP concentration, suggesting bound α-syn initiates conformational changes to free α-syn.
AB - α-Synuclein (α-syn), an aggregation-prone amyloid protein, has been suggested as a potential cause of Parkinson's disease. When misfolded, α-syn aggregates as Lewy bodies in the brain, the loss of which can disrupt protein homeostasis. To investigate the potential of nanoparticle-mediated therapy for amyloid diseases, α-syn adsorption onto positively charged poly(allylamine hydrochloride) coated gold nanoparticles (PAH Au NPs) was studied. α-Syn adsorbs in multilayers onto PAH Au NPs, which with increasing α-syn/PAH Au NP ratios (>2000 α-syn/PAH Au NP) results in the flocculation and sedimentation of α-syn coated PAH Au NPs. The orientation and conformation of α-syn on PAH Au NPs were studied using trypsin digestion and circular dichroism, which showed that α-syn adopts a random orientation on PAH Au NPs, with an increase in β-sheet and a decrease in α-helix structures. A consistent global change in α-syn's conformation was also observed regardless of PAH Au NP concentration, suggesting bound α-syn initiates conformational changes to free α-syn.
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U2 - 10.1021/jp501114h
DO - 10.1021/jp501114h
M3 - Article
C2 - 24635210
AN - SCOPUS:84898062121
VL - 118
SP - 3559
EP - 3571
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry B
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry B
SN - 1520-6106
IS - 13
ER -