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We report here a novel case of amyloid-like aggregation of a plant protein. A sweet-tasting protein, monellin, experiences an irreversible heat denaturation at pH 2.5 and 85 degrees C. Addition of 100 mM NaCl couples this process with protein aggregation. The aggregates were structured as regular
Proteins possessing very different structures, or even no structure, form amyloid fibrils that are very similar in internal structure. This suggests that the mechanisms by which amyloid fibrils form might be very similar, irrespective of whether the fibrils are associated with disease or with normal
Monellin (MN) is a sweet-tasting plant protein known to form fibrous aggregates in the heat-denatured state. Here the amyloid-type aggregation process of MN is extensively characterized. The amyloidgenesis was initiated in a highly denatured state of MN. A seeding effect of skipping a lag phase of
Identification of diseases caused by protein misfolding has increased interest in the way proteins adopt non-native conformations and form aggregates. In this study we address the question of how proteins sharing the same fold respond to destabilizing environmental conditions. We have studied the
The aggregation of amyloid β peptides (Aβ) into amyloid fibrils is implicated in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease. In light of the increasing number of proteins reported to retard Aβ fibril formation, we investigated the influence of small hydrophilic model proteins of different charge on Aβ
Peptides and proteins possess an inherent tendency to self-assemble, prompting the formation of amyloid aggregates from their soluble and functional states. Amyloids are linked to many devastating diseases, but self-assembling proteins can also represent formidable tools to produce new and
Nanoparticles interfere with protein amyloid formation. Catalysis of the process may occur due to increased local protein concentration and nucleation on the nanoparticle surface, whereas tight binding or a large particle/protein surface area may lead to inhibition of protein aggregation. Here we