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Glucose directs amyloid-beta into membrane-active oligomers

Kedia, N; Almisry, M; Bieschke, J; (2017) Glucose directs amyloid-beta into membrane-active oligomers. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , 19 (27) pp. 18036-18046. 10.1039/c7cp02849k. Green open access

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Abstract

Oligomeric amyloid-β 1-42 (Aβ-42) peptides are considered to be the most toxic species connected to the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease. However, not all aggregation conditions promote oligomer formation in vitro, raising the question whether oligomer formation in vivo also requires a specific suitable cellular environment. We recently found that interaction with neuronal membranes initiates aggregation of Aβ-42 and neuronal uptake. Our data suggest that small molecules in the extracellular space can facilitate the formation of membrane-active Aβ-42 oligomers. We analyzed the early stage of Aβ-42 aggregation in the presence of glucose and sucrose and found that these sugars strongly favor Aβ-42 oligomer formation. We characterized oligomers by dynamic light scattering, atomic force microscopy, immuno-transmission electron microscopy and fluorescence cross correlation spectroscopy. We found that Aβ-42 spontaneously and rapidly forms low molecular weight oligomers in the presence of sugars. Slightly acidic pH (6.7-7) greatly favors oligomer formation when compared to the extracellular physiological pH (7.4). Circular dichroism demonstrated that these Aβ-42 oligomers did not adopt a β-sheet structure. Unstructured oligomeric Aβ-42 interacted with membrane bilayers of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUV) and neuronal model cells, facilitated cellular uptake of Aβ-42, and inhibition of mitochondrial activity. Our data therefore suggest that elevated concentrations of glucose within the range observed in diabetic individuals (10 mM) facilitate the formation of membrane-active Aβ-42 oligomers.

Type: Article
Title: Glucose directs amyloid-beta into membrane-active oligomers
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1039/c7cp02849k
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cp02849k
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Institute of Prion Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Institute of Prion Diseases > MRC Prion Unit at UCL
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10063410
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