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doi: 10.1021/jp412153s
pmid: 24547901
Using all-atom explicit solvent model and isobaric-isothermal replica exchange molecular dynamics, we studied binding of Aβ10-40 monomers to zwitterionic DMPC bilayer. Our simulations suggest three main conclusions. First, binding of Aβ10-40 monomer to the DMPC bilayer causes dramatic structural transition in the peptide resulting in the formation of stable helical structure in the C-terminal. In addition, binding to the lipid bilayer induces the formation of intrapeptide Asp23-Lys28 salt bridge. We argue that the emergence of helix is the consequence of hidden helix propensity harbored in the Aβ10-40 C-terminal. This propensity is revealed by the lipids cross-bridging amino acids in helical conformations and by significant hydrophobic moment of the C-terminal. Second, the central hydrophobic cluster and, particularly, the C-terminal of Aβ10-40 not only govern binding to the bilayer but also penetrate into bilayer core. In contrast, the polar N-terminal and turn region form interactions mainly with the bilayer surface. Third, our simulations suggest that upon Aβ10-40 binding to the bilayer a highly heterogeneous local environment emerges along Aβ10-40 chain. The N-terminal is exposed to polar well-hydrated medium, whereas the C-terminal is largely shielded from water residing in mostly hydrophobic environment. The implication of our results is that Aβ aggregation mediated by zwitterionic lipid bilayer is likely to be different from that in bulk water.
Amyloid beta-Peptides, Lipid Bilayers, Water, Ibuprofen, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Peptide Fragments, Protein Structure, Secondary, Solutions, Solvents, Amino Acids, Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions, Probability, Protein Binding
Amyloid beta-Peptides, Lipid Bilayers, Water, Ibuprofen, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Peptide Fragments, Protein Structure, Secondary, Solutions, Solvents, Amino Acids, Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions, Probability, Protein Binding
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