Limited Proteolysis Reveals That Amyloids from the 3D Domain-Swapping Cystatin B Have a Non-Native β-Sheet Topology
3D domain-swapping proteins form multimers by unfolding and then sharing of secondary structure elements, often with native-like interactions. Runaway domain swapping is proposed as a mechanism for folded proteins to form amyloid fibres, with examples including serpins and cystatins. Cystatin C amyl...
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Published in | Journal of molecular biology Vol. 427; no. 15; pp. 2418 - 2434 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
Elsevier Ltd
31.07.2015
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Summary: | 3D domain-swapping proteins form multimers by unfolding and then sharing of secondary structure elements, often with native-like interactions. Runaway domain swapping is proposed as a mechanism for folded proteins to form amyloid fibres, with examples including serpins and cystatins. Cystatin C amyloids cause a hereditary form of cerebral amyloid angiopathy whilst cystatin B aggregates are found in cases of Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, a progressive form of myoclonic epilepsy. Under conditions that favour fibrillisation, cystatins populate stable 3D domain-swapped dimers both in vitro and in vivo that represent intermediates on route to the formation of fibrils. Previous work on cystatin B amyloid fibrils revealed that the α-helical region of the protein becomes disordered and identified the conservation of a continuous 20-residue elongated β-strand (residues 39–58), the latter being a salient feature of the dimeric 3D domain-swapped structure. Here we apply limited proteolysis to cystatin B amyloid fibrils and show that not only the α-helical N-terminal of the protein (residues 1–35) but also the C-terminal of the protein (residues 80–98) can be removed without disturbing the underlying fibril structure. This observation is incompatible with previous models of cystatin amyloid fibrils where the β-sheet is assumed to retain its native antiparallel arrangement. We conclude that our data favour a more generic, at least partially parallel, arrangement for cystatin β-sheet structure in mature amyloids and propose a model that remains consistent with available data for amyloids from either cystatin B or cystatin C.
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•The cystatins are thought to form amyloid fibrils via a 3D domain-swapping mechanism.•Both the N-terminal 35 and the C-terminal 18 residues of cystatin B can be cleaved from fibrils without disturbing their structural integrity.•Cystatin B fibrils have a non-native topology incompatible with 3D domain swapping.•Cystatins are a good model for understanding amyloids in general. |
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ISSN: | 0022-2836 1089-8638 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.05.014 |