The interaction between the toxic amyloid-ß and phospholipid membranes in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease is complicated and depends on many factors. It was found that polyunsaturated fatty acids affect the incidence of Alzheimer's disease. The number of double bonds in the phospholipid layer may play an important role in the molecular dynamic behavior of amyloid-ß on cell membranes. In the present paper, the interactions between Aß(25-35) and each of four phospholipids, 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC), 1-stearoyl-2-arachidonoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (SAPC), 1-stearoyl-2-docosahexaenooyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (SDPC), and 1,2-diarachidonoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DAPC), are investigated by using all-atom molecular dynamics simulation. It is interesting that, as the number of double bonds in the membrane increases, the peptide fragment prefers to stay in the surface region of the membrane rather than penetrates deeply into the membrane. With the increasing number of double bonds, the interaction between Aß(25-35) and the membrane surface becomes stronger, especially for the interaction between the residue 28 (LYS28) in Aß(25-35) and the phospholipids, anchoring Aß(25-35) onto the membrane. The double bonds in phospholipid determine not only the adsorption of the peptide fragment Aß(25-35) but also its conformation, which will influence further aggregation of Aß in later stages.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
Alzheimer Disease , Phospholipids , Humans , Lipid Bilayers/chemistry , Phosphorylcholine , Phosphatidylcholines/chemistry , Amyloid beta-Peptides/chemistry , Peptide Fragments/chemistry
