Both metal ions and lipid membranes have a wide distribution in amyloid plaques and play significant roles in AD pathogenesis. Although influences of different metal ions or lipid vesicles on the aggregation of Aβ peptides have been extensively studied, their combined effects are less understood. In this study, we reported a unique effect of copper ion on Aβ aggregation in the presence of lipid vesicles, different from other divalent metal ions. Cu2+ in a super stoichiometric amount leads to the rapid formation of β-sheet rich structure, containing abundant low molecular weight (LMW) oligomers. We demonstrated that oligomerization of Aβ40 induced by Cu2+ binding was an essential prerequisite for the rapid conformation transition. Overall, the finding provided a new view on the complex triple system of Aβ, copper ion and lipid vesicles, which might help understanding of Aβ pathologies.
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Zhu, X., Liu, W., Zhao, W., Chang, Z., & Yang, J. (2023). The co-effect of copper and lipid vesicles on Aβ aggregation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 1865(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.184082
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