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Cryo-EM structures of amyloid-beta filaments with the Arctic mutation (E22G) from human and mouse brains

Yang, Yang; Zhang, Wenjuan; Murzin, Alexey G; Schweighauser, Manuel; Huang, Melissa; Lovestam, Sofia; Peak-Chew, Sew Y; ... Scheres, Sjors HW; + view all (2023) Cryo-EM structures of amyloid-beta filaments with the Arctic mutation (E22G) from human and mouse brains. Acta Neuropathologica , 145 (3) pp. 325-333. 10.1007/s00401-022-02533-1. Green open access

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Abstract

The Arctic mutation, encoding E693G in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene [E22G in amyloid-β (Aβ)], causes dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease. Here, we report the high-resolution cryo-EM structures of Aβ filaments from the frontal cortex of a previously described case (AβPParc1) with the Arctic mutation. Most filaments consist of two pairs of non-identical protofilaments that comprise residues V12–V40 (human Arctic fold A) and E11–G37 (human Arctic fold B). They have a substructure (residues F20–G37) in common with the folds of type I and type II Aβ42. When compared to the structures of wild-type Aβ42 filaments, there are subtle conformational changes in the human Arctic folds, because of the lack of a side chain at G22, which may strengthen hydrogen bonding between mutant Aβ molecules and promote filament formation. A minority of Aβ42 filaments of type II was also present, as were tau paired helical filaments. In addition, we report the cryo-EM structures of Aβ filaments with the Arctic mutation from mouse knock-in line AppNL−G−F. Most filaments are made of two identical mutant protofilaments that extend from D1 to G37 (AppNL−G−F murine Arctic fold). In a minority of filaments, two dimeric folds pack against each other in an anti-parallel fashion. The AppNL−G−F murine Arctic fold differs from the human Arctic folds, but shares some substructure.

Type: Article
Title: Cryo-EM structures of amyloid-beta filaments with the Arctic mutation (E22G) from human and mouse brains
Location: Germany
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-022-02533-1
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-022-02533-1
Language: English
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Keywords: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Clinical Neurology, Neurosciences, Pathology, Neurosciences & Neurology, Alzheimer's disease, Amyloid-beta, Arctic mutation, Electron cryo-microscopy, Mouse App(NL-G-F) knock-in line, Tau, HEREDITARY CEREBRAL-HEMORRHAGE, BEAM-INDUCED MOTION, ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE, GENE, PEPTIDES
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/10168368
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