Disaggregation Simulation Analysis on Distinct Aβ40 Fibril Models

  • Cho, Tony (School of Chemistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yu, Youngjae (School of Chemistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Shin, Seokmin (School of Chemistry, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2016.03.02
  • Accepted : 2016.03.22
  • Published : 2016.03.22

Abstract

$A{\beta}_{40}$ peptides form oligomers that later aggregate into a plaque, which is deemed to be a leading cause of Alzheimer's Disease. Its non-crystalline morphology has limited an understanding of comprehensive structural study. In this research, computational biomolecular simulations were performed in the following order: solvent and ion addition in a box, energy minimization of protein, equilibration, and periodic boundary condition disaggregation of a monomer from fibril. The result founded the two-fold model is 25% more stable in the simulation environment, and the steric zippers held on most tightly until 220 ps of simulation. The study supports the previous findings that two-fold aggregate $A{\beta}_{40}$ is more stable at 310 K and discusses further how much contribution steric-zipper and hydrogen bonding are making.

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