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Nirmalraj P.N.;List J.;Battacharya S.;Howe G.;Xu L.;Thompson D.;Mayer M.
2020
January
Science Advances
Complete aggregation pathway of amyloid ß (1-40) and (1-42) resolved on an atomically clean interface
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Copyright © 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC). To visualize amyloid ß (Aß) aggregates requires an uncontaminated and artifact-free interface. This paper demonstrates the interface between graphene and pure water (verified to be atomically clean using tunneling microscopy) as an ideal platform for resolving size, shape, and morphology (measured by atomic force microscopy) of Aß-40 and Aß-42 peptide assemblies from 0.5 to 150 hours at a 5-hour time interval with single-particle resolution. After confirming faster aggregation of Aß-42 in comparison to Aß-40, a stable set of oligomers with a diameter distribution of ~7 to 9 nm was prevalently observed uniquely for Aß-42 even after fibril appearance. The interaction energies between a distinct class of amyloid aggregates (dodecamers) and graphene was then quantified using molecular dynamics simulations. Last, differences in Aß-40 and Aß-42 networks were resolved, wherein only Aß-42 fibrils were aligned through lateral interactions over micrometer-scale lengths, a property that could be exploited in the design of biofunctional materials.
2375-2548
10.1126/sciadv.aaz6014
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