Formation of amyloid-like fibrils upon limited proteolysis of bovine alpha-lactalbumin
(2005) In International Dairy Journal 15(3). p.219-229- Abstract
- Bovine alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-LA) (10 g L-1) was incubated with a protease from Bacillus licheniformis at pH 7.5 and 50 degreesC. The reaction was biphasic consisting of an initial hydrolysis of intact alpha-LA and formation of dimers from large hydrolysis products within 60 min followed by aggregation of dimers into aggregates of 500 kDa. The aggregates consisted primarily of fibrillar strands with a diameter of 5 nm. Formation of these strands was accompanied by a change in secondary structure towards higher beta-sheet content and strong binding of thioflavin, features shared with amyloidal fibrils. The main components in these fibrils were fragments of 8.8 and 9.8 kDa shown to occur in a monomer-dimer equilibrium. These fragments were... (More)
- Bovine alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-LA) (10 g L-1) was incubated with a protease from Bacillus licheniformis at pH 7.5 and 50 degreesC. The reaction was biphasic consisting of an initial hydrolysis of intact alpha-LA and formation of dimers from large hydrolysis products within 60 min followed by aggregation of dimers into aggregates of 500 kDa. The aggregates consisted primarily of fibrillar strands with a diameter of 5 nm. Formation of these strands was accompanied by a change in secondary structure towards higher beta-sheet content and strong binding of thioflavin, features shared with amyloidal fibrils. The main components in these fibrils were fragments of 8.8 and 9.8 kDa shown to occur in a monomer-dimer equilibrium. These fragments were identified and a molecular mechanism involving side-by-side assembly of dimers of these fragments into fibrils is proposed. (Less)
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- Otte, J ; Ipsen, R ; Bauer, R ; Bjerrum, MJ and Waninge, Rianne LU
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- 2005
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- amyloid fibrils, assembly, fragments, alpha-lactalbumin, proteolysis
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- International Dairy Journal
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- 15
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- 3
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- 219 - 229
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- Elsevier
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- wos:000226911800003
- scopus:12344306647
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- 0958-6946
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- 10.1016/j.idairyj.2004.07.004
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- English
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abstract = {{Bovine alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-LA) (10 g L-1) was incubated with a protease from Bacillus licheniformis at pH 7.5 and 50 degreesC. The reaction was biphasic consisting of an initial hydrolysis of intact alpha-LA and formation of dimers from large hydrolysis products within 60 min followed by aggregation of dimers into aggregates of 500 kDa. The aggregates consisted primarily of fibrillar strands with a diameter of 5 nm. Formation of these strands was accompanied by a change in secondary structure towards higher beta-sheet content and strong binding of thioflavin, features shared with amyloidal fibrils. The main components in these fibrils were fragments of 8.8 and 9.8 kDa shown to occur in a monomer-dimer equilibrium. These fragments were identified and a molecular mechanism involving side-by-side assembly of dimers of these fragments into fibrils is proposed.}},
author = {{Otte, J and Ipsen, R and Bauer, R and Bjerrum, MJ and Waninge, Rianne}},
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keywords = {{amyloid fibrils; assembly; fragments; alpha-lactalbumin; proteolysis}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{3}},
pages = {{219--229}},
publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{International Dairy Journal}},
title = {{Formation of amyloid-like fibrils upon limited proteolysis of bovine alpha-lactalbumin}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2004.07.004}},
doi = {{10.1016/j.idairyj.2004.07.004}},
volume = {{15}},
year = {{2005}},
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