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2015 ; 6
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Supramolecular amplification of amyloid self-assembly by iodination
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Bertolani A
; Pirrie L
; Stefan L
; Houbenov N
; Haataja JS
; Catalano L
; Terraneo G
; Giancane G
; Valli L
; Milani R
; Ikkala O
; Resnati G
; Metrangolo P
Nat Commun
2015[Jun]; 6
(ä): 7574
PMID26123690
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Amyloid supramolecular assemblies have found widespread exploitation as ordered
nanomaterials in a range of applications from materials science to biotechnology.
New strategies are, however, required for understanding and promoting mature
fibril formation from simple monomer motifs through easy and scalable processes.
Noncovalent interactions are key to forming and holding the amyloid structure
together. On the other hand, the halogen bond has never been used purposefully to
achieve control over amyloid self-assembly. Here we show that single atom
replacement of hydrogen with iodine, a halogen-bond donor, in the human
calcitonin-derived amyloidogenic fragment DFNKF results in a super-gelator
peptide, which forms a strong and shape-persistent hydrogel at 30-fold lower
concentration than the wild-type pentapeptide. This is remarkable for such a
modest perturbation in structure. Iodination of aromatic amino acids may thus
develop as a general strategy for the design of new hydrogels from unprotected
peptides and without using organic solvents.