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Amphiphilic Histidine-Based Oligopeptides Exhibit pH-Reversible Fibril Formation

Published inACS macro letters, vol. 10, no. 8, p. 984-989
Publication date2021-08-17
First online date2021-07-15
Abstract

We report the design, simulation, synthesis, and reversible self-assembly of nanofibrils using polyhistidine-based oligopeptides. The inclusion of aromatic amino acids in the histidine block produces distinct antiparallel β-strands that lead to the formation of amyloid-like fibrils. The structures undergo self-assembly in response to a change in pH. This creates the potential to produce well-defined fibrils for biotechnological and biomedical applications that are pH-responsive in a physiologically relevant range.

Keywords
  • Chemical structure
  • Monomers
  • Nanofibers
  • Peptides and proteins
  • Self organization
Funding
  • UK Research and Innovation - Predicting drug-target binding kinetics through multi-scale simulations [EP/M013898/1]
  • UK Research and Innovation - EPSRC Flagship Software - BioSimSpace: A shared space for the community development of biomolecular simulation workflows [EP/P022138/1]
  • UK Research and Innovation - Efficient modelling and validation of cryptic protein binding sites for drug discovery [EP/P011306/1]
Citation (ISO format)
NOBLE JESUS, Carlos et al. Amphiphilic Histidine-Based Oligopeptides Exhibit pH-Reversible Fibril Formation. In: ACS macro letters, 2021, vol. 10, n° 8, p. 984–989. doi: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00142
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