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In vitro reconstitution demonstrates the amyloid-beta mediated myelin membrane deformation

Saleem, M.; Tiwari, A.; Pradhan, S.; Sannigrahi, A.; Jha, S.; Chattopadhyay, K.; Biswas, M.

2021-08-14 biophysics
10.1101/2021.08.13.456302 bioRxiv
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Amyloid-beta (A{beta}) aggregation mediated neuronal membrane deformation, although poorly understood, is implicated in Alzheimers Disease (AD). Particularly, whether A{beta} aggregation can induce neuronal demyelination remains unknown. Here we show that A{beta}-40 binds and induces extensive tubulation in the myelin membrane in vitro. The binding of A{beta}-40 depends predominantly on the lipid packing defect densities and electrostatic interactions and results in rigidification of the myelin membrane in the early time scales. Furthermore, elongation of A{beta}-40 into higher oligomeric and fibrillar species leads to eventual fluidization of the myelin membrane followed by extensive membrane tubulation observed in the late phase. Taken together, our results capture mechanistic insights into snapshots of temporal dynamics of A{beta}-40 - myelin membrane interaction and demonstrate how short timescale, local phenomena of binding, and fibril mediated load generation manifests into long timescale, global phenomena of myelin tubulation and demonstrates the ability of A{beta}-40 to demyelinate.

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