Albrahadi, Thuraya, Hureau, Christelle and Platts, James A.  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1008-6595
2025.
Constant pH molecular dynamics simulation of pH effects on amyloid-β structure, dynamics, and metal-binding.
Chemistry - A European Journal
, e202500547.
10.1002/chem.202500547
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Abstract
We report the first molecular dynamics simulations to examine the effect of pH on the structure, dynamics, and metal-binding ability of amyloid-β, the peptide implicated in the onset of Alzheimer's disease. We show that in the pH range of 6 to 8 only histidine residues show variable protonation, that predicted pKa values are in agreement with experimental data, and that changes in pH affect the size, flexibility, and secondary structure of the peptide. The binding of Cu(II) or Zn(II) to the peptide induces a shift of 1 to 1.5 pKa units in unbound histidine residues, while metal binding modes associated with higher pH induce significant changes in peptide structure. We speculate on the significance of these findings on results showing pH dependence as well as on Cu(II) and Zn(II) modulation of aggregation of Amyloid-β.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Published Online |
| Status: | In Press |
| Schools: | Schools > Chemistry |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| ISSN: | 0947-6539 |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 29 May 2025 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 5 May 2025 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jun 2025 10:55 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/178581 |
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