How the imidazole ring modulates amyloid formation of islet amyloid polypeptide: A chemical modification study

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
Xin ZhangKun Huang

Abstract

The misfolding of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) is an important pathological factor on the onset of type 2 diabetes. A number of studies have been focused on His(18), the only histidine of hIAPP, whose imidazole ring and the protonation state might impact hIAPP amyloid formation, but the exact mechanism remains unclear. We used diethylpyrocarbonate (DEPC) to specifically modify His(18) and obtained mono-ethyloxyformylated hIAPP (DMI). Thioflavin T based fluorescence, transmission electronic microscopy, circular dichroism spectroscopy, fluorescence dye leakage, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and replica-exchange molecular dynamics (REMD) simulation were applied to study the impact of DEPC-modification on hIAPP amyloid formation. After an ethyl-acetate group was introduced to the His(18) of hIAPP by diethylpyrocarbonate (DEPC) modification, the pH dependent hIAPP fibrillation went to the opposite order and the number of intra-molecular hydrogen bonds decreased, while the possibility of His(18) participating in the formation of α-helical structures increased. Furthermore, the membrane-peptide interaction and ion-peptide interaction were both impaired. The intramolecular hydrogen bond formation by His(18) and the...Continue Reading

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