Acetylcholinesterase, a senile plaque component, affects the fibrillogenesis of amyloid-beta-peptides

被引:61
作者
Alvarez, A [1 ]
Bronfman, F [1 ]
Perez, CA [1 ]
Vicente, M [1 ]
Garrido, J [1 ]
Inestrosa, NC [1 ]
机构
[1] PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA CHILE,FAC CIENCIAS BIOL,DEPT BIOL CELULAR & MOLEC,SANTIAGO,CHILE
关键词
acetylcholinesterase; brain G(4); synthetic amyloid-beta peptides; fibrillogenesis; Alzheimer's disease;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(94)12127-C
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) colocalizes with amyloid-beta peptide (A beta) deposits present in the brain of Alzheimer's patients. Recent studies showed that A beta(1-40) Can adopt two different conformational states in solution (an amyloidogenic conformer, A beta ac, and a non-amyloidogenic conformer, A beta nac) which have distinct abilities to form amyloid fibrils. We report here that AChE binds A beta nac and accelerates amyloid formation by the same peptide. No such effect was observed with A beta ac, the amyloidogenic conformer, suggesting that AChE acts as a 'pathological chaperone' inducing a conformational transition from A beta nac into A beta ac in vitro.
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