• 文献标题:   Size Effect of Graphene Oxide on Modulating Amyloid Peptide Assembly
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG J, CAO YP, LI Q, LIU L, DONG MD
  • 作者关键词:   amyloid peptide, graphene oxide, modulating assembly, size effect, structure activity
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMISTRYA EUROPEAN JOURNAL
  • ISSN:   0947-6539 EI 1521-3765
  • 通讯作者地址:   Jiangsu Univ
  • 被引频次:   33
  • DOI:   10.1002/chem.201500577
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Protein misfolding and abnormal assembly could lead to aggregates such as oligomer, proto-fibril, mature fibril, and senior amyloid plaques, which are associated with the pathogenesis of many amyloid diseases. These irreversible amyloid aggregates typically form in vivo and researchers have been endeavoring to find new modulators to invert the aggregation propensity in vitro, which could increase understanding in the mechanism of the aggregation of amyloid protein and pave the way to potential clinical treatment. Graphene oxide (GO) was shown to be a good modulator, which could strongly control the amyloidosis of A beta (33-42). In particular, quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements revealed the size-dependent manner of GO on modulating the assembly of amyloid peptides, which could be a possible way to regulate the self-assembled nanostructure of amyloid peptide in a predictable manner.