ChemistryOpen (Feb 2020)

Halogenation of the N‐Terminus Tyrosine 10 Promotes Supramolecular Stabilization of the Amyloid‐β Sequence 7–12

  • Dr. Daniele Maiolo,
  • Dr. Andrea Pizzi,
  • Dr. Alessandro Gori,
  • Dr. Lara Gazzera,
  • Dr. Nicola Demitri,
  • Dr. Alessandro Genoni,
  • Dr. Fulvio Baggi,
  • Dr. Fabio Moda,
  • Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Terraneo,
  • Prof. Dr. Francesca Baldelli Bombelli,
  • Prof. Dr. Pierangelo Metrangolo,
  • Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Resnati

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/open.201900350
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 2
pp. 253 – 260

Abstract

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Abstract Here, we demonstrate that introduction of halogen atoms at the tyrosine 10 phenol ring of the DSGYEV sequence derived from the flexible amyloid‐β N‐terminus, promotes its self‐assembly in the solid state. In particular, we report the crystal structures of two halogen‐modified sequences, which we found to be stabilized in the solid state by halogen‐mediated interactions. The structural study is corroborated by Non‐Covalent Interaction (NCI) analysis. Our results prove that selective halogenation of an amino acid enhances the supramolecular organization of otherwise unstructured biologically‐relevant sequences. This method may develop as a general strategy for stabilizing highly polymorphic peptide regions.

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