Energy landscape of polymorphic amyloid generation of β2-microglobulin revealed by calorimetry

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Jul 12;54(57):7995-7998. doi: 10.1039/c8cc02718h.

Abstract

Understanding of amyloid aggregation in terms of thermodynamics and kinetics is still limited. We herein examined the mechanism of β2-microglobulin amyloidogenesis using our unique method of isothermal titration calorimetry-based thermodynamic/kinetic measurements, and revealed the energy landscape of polymorphic amyloidogenesis under biological environment-mimicking conditions including shear forces and crowding effects.

MeSH terms

  • Amyloid / chemistry*
  • Amyloid / metabolism
  • Calorimetry, Differential Scanning*
  • Kinetics
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Thermodynamics
  • beta 2-Microglobulin / chemistry*
  • beta 2-Microglobulin / metabolism

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • beta 2-Microglobulin