Sahoo Bikash R, Watanabe-Nakayama Takahiro, Suladze Saba, Anantharamaiah G M, Reif Bernd, Ramamoorthy Ayyalusamy
Biophysics, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
WPI-Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 9201192, Japan.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2025 Aug 12;61(66):12349-12352. doi: 10.1039/d5cc00972c.
Nanodiscs are emerging as valuable tools for studying lipid-protein interactions. In this study, we demonstrate the dual role of nanodiscs in modulating human amylin (hIAPP) fibrillation using NMR and HS-AFM. Peptide-based nanodiscs promote hIAPP fibrillation, while polymer-based nanodiscs inhibit aggregation. These findings broaden the applications of nanodiscs beyond structural studies.
纳米圆盘正成为研究脂质-蛋白质相互作用的重要工具。在本研究中,我们利用核磁共振(NMR)和高分辨率原子力显微镜(HS-AFM)证明了纳米圆盘在调节人胰岛淀粉样多肽(hIAPP)纤维化过程中的双重作用。基于肽的纳米圆盘促进hIAPP纤维化,而基于聚合物的纳米圆盘则抑制聚集。这些发现拓宽了纳米圆盘在结构研究之外的应用。