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Functional Amyloid Protection in the Eye Lens: Retention of α-Crystallin Molecular Chaperone Activity after Modification into Amyloid Fibrils.
Garvey, Megan; Ecroyd, Heath; Ray, Nicholas J; Gerrard, Juliet A; Carver, John A.
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  • Garvey M; CSL Limited, 45 Poplar Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia. megan.garvey@csl.com.au.
  • Ecroyd H; School of Biological Sciences and the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia. heathe@uow.edu.au.
  • Ray NJ; Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Acton ACT 2601, Australia. nicholas.ray@anu.edu.au.
  • Gerrard JA; School of Biological Science and School of Chemical Science, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand. j.gerrard@auckland.ac.nz.
  • Carver JA; Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Acton ACT 2601, Australia. john.carver@anu.edu.au.
Biomolecules ; 7(3)2017 09 12.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28895938
Amyloid fibril formation occurs from a wide range of peptides and proteins and is typically associated with a loss of protein function and/or a gain of toxic function, as the native structure of the protein undergoes major alteration to form a cross ß-sheet array. It is now well recognised that some amyloid fibrils have a biological function, which has led to increased interest in the potential that these so-called functional amyloids may either retain the function of the native protein, or gain function upon adopting a fibrillar structure. Herein, we investigate the molecular chaperone ability of α-crystallin, the predominant eye lens protein which is composed of two related subunits αA- and αB-crystallin, and its capacity to retain and even enhance its chaperone activity after forming aggregate structures under conditions of thermal and chemical stress. We demonstrate that both eye lens α-crystallin and αB-crystallin (which is also found extensively outside the lens) retain, to a significant degree, their molecular chaperone activity under conditions of structural change, including after formation into amyloid fibrils and amorphous aggregates. The results can be related directly to the effects of aging on the structure and chaperone function of α-crystallin in the eye lens, particularly its ability to prevent crystallin protein aggregation and hence lens opacification associated with cataract formation.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Cadeia A de alfa-Cristalina / Cadeia B de alfa-Cristalina / Amiloide Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Cadeia A de alfa-Cristalina / Cadeia B de alfa-Cristalina / Amiloide Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article