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  • 标题:Nontoxic Black Phosphorus Quantum Dots Inhibit Insulin Amyloid Fibrillation at an Ultralow Concentration
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  • 作者:Siqi Wang ; Chuanxi Li ; Yinqiang Xia
  • 期刊名称:iScience
  • 印刷版ISSN:2589-0042
  • 出版年度:2020
  • 卷号:23
  • 期号:5
  • 页码:1-24
  • DOI:10.1016/j.isci.2020.101044
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Elsevier
  • 摘要:SummaryAmyloid are protein aggregates formed by cross β structures assemblies. Inhibiting amyloid aggregation or facilitating its disassembly are considered to be two major effective therapeutic strategies in diseases involving peptide or protein fibrillation such Alzheimer's disease or diabetes. Using thioflavin-T fluorescence, far-UV circular dichroism spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy, we found nontoxic and biocompatible black phosphorus quantum dots (BPQDs) appear to have an exceptional capacity to inhibit insulin aggregation and to disassemble formed mature fibrils, even at an ultralow concentration (100 ng/mL). The inhibition of fibrillation persists at all stages of insulin aggregation and increases PC12 cells survival when exposed to amyloid fibrils. Molecular dynamics simulations suggest that BPQDs are able to stabilize the α-helix structure of insulin and obliterate the β-sheet structure to promote the fibril formation. These characteristics make BPQDs be promising candidate in preventing amyloidosis, disease treatment, as well as in the storage and processing of insulin.Graphical AbstractDisplay OmittedHighlights•BPQDs inhibit insulin amyloid fibrillation at an ultralow concentration•BPQDs can depolymerize protofibrils and even mature fibers•BPQDs inhibit aggregation mainly by van der Waals' force and hydrophobic interaction•BPQDs are biocompatible and can reduce insulin fibrils-induced cytotoxicityDrugs; Cell Biology
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