The extent of protein hydration dictates the preference for heterogeneous or homogeneous nucleation generating either parallel or antiparallel β-sheet α-synuclein aggregates
J. D. Camino, P. Gracia, S. W. Chen, J. Sot, I. de la Arada, V. Sebastian, J. L. R. Arrondo, F. Goni, C. M. Dobson, N. Cremades
This study shows that α-synuclein can form amyloid aggregates via homogeneous nucleation under limited hydration, leading to antiparallel β-sheet structures, which are more stable than parallel ones under such conditions.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2020Biophysics