Non-native glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase can be an intrinsic component of amyloid structures

Biochim Biophys Acta. 2008 Dec;1784(12):2052-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2008.07.013. Epub 2008 Aug 6.

Abstract

Interactions between different forms of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and amyloid-beta peptide (1-42) were investigated by direct (surface plasmon resonance) and indirect (kinetics of spontaneous and GroEL/S-assisted reactivation of denatured GAPDH) methods. It was demonstrated that non-native forms of GAPDH obtained by different ways (cold denaturation, oxidation of the enzyme, and its unfolding in guanidine hydrochloride) efficiently bind to soluble amyloid-beta peptide (1-42) yielding a stable complex. Native tetrameric GAPDH does not interact with soluble amyloid-beta peptide (1-42), neither non-native forms of GAPDH interact with aggregated amyloid-beta peptide (1-42). The results suggest that non-native GAPDH species can be involved in the formation of amyloid structures during Alzheimer's disease, binding to soluble amyloid-beta peptide (1-42).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / enzymology*
  • Amyloid / chemistry*
  • Amyloid / metabolism
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / chemistry*
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry
  • Chaperonins / chemistry
  • Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / chemistry*
  • Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / metabolism
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry*
  • Peptide Fragments / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Denaturation
  • Protein Folding
  • Rabbits
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / methods

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • GroESL protein, Bacteria
  • Peptide Fragments
  • amyloid beta-protein (1-42)
  • Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases
  • Chaperonins