The formation of spherulites by amyloid fibrils of bovine insulin

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Mark R H KrebsAthene M Donald

Abstract

Bovine insulin has long been known to self-assemble in vitro into amyloid fibrils. We have observed a further higher-order self-association of the protein into spherical structures, with diameters typically around 50 microm but ranging from 10 to 150 microm. In a polarizing light microscope, these structures exhibit a "Maltese-cross" extinction pattern typical of spherulites. Spherical structures of a similar size distribution can be observed in the environmental scanning electron microscope, which also reveals the presence of significant amounts of water in the structures. The spherulites contain a large quantity of well defined amyloid fibrils, suggesting that they are formed at least in part as a consequence of the self-assembly of preformed fibrils. Similar structures also have been observed in the tissues of patients suffering from amyloid disorders. The ability of amyloid fibrils to form such higher-order assemblies supports the hypothesis that they represent a generic form of polypeptide structure with properties that are analogous to those of classical synthetic polymers.

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