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Environmental Control of Amyloid Polymorphism by Modulation of Hydrodynamic Stress

Zhou, Jiangtao  
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Venturelli, Leonardo  
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Keiser, Ludovic  
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January 26, 2021
Acs Nano

The phenomenon of amyloid polymorphism is a key feature of protein aggregation. Unravelling this phenomenon is of great significance for understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms associated with neurodegenerative diseases and for the development of amyloid-based functional biomaterials. However, the understanding of the molecular origins and the physicochemical factors modulating amyloid polymorphs remains challenging. Herein, we demonstrate an association between amyloid polymorphism and environmental stress in solution, induced by an air/water interface in motion. Our results reveal that low-stress environments produce heterogeneous amyloid polymorphs, including twisted, helical, and rod-like fibrils, whereas high-stress conditions generate only homogeneous rod-like fibrils. Moreover, high environmental stress converts twisted fibrils into rodlike fibrils both in-pathway and after the completion of mature amyloid formation. These results enrich our understanding of the environmental origin of polymorphism of pathological amyloids and shed light on the potential of environmentally controlled fabrication of homogeneous amyloid biomaterials for biotechnological applications.

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research article
DOI
10.1021/acsnano.0c07570
Web of Science ID

WOS:000613942700070

Author(s)
Zhou, Jiangtao  
Venturelli, Leonardo  
Keiser, Ludovic  
Sekatskii, Sergey K.  
Gallaire, Francois  
Kasas, Sandor  
Longo, Giovanni
Knowles, Tuomas P. J.
Ruggeri, Francesco S.
Dietler, Giovanni  
Date Issued

2021-01-26

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Published in
Acs Nano
Volume

15

Issue

1

Start page

944

End page

953

Subjects

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry, Physical

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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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Materials Science

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protein aggregation

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amyloid polymorphism

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environmental control

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air-water interface

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hydrodynamic flow

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air-water-interface

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fibril polymorphism

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protein

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aggregation

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force

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complexity

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morphology

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agitation

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chirality

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peptide

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