Amyloid β Protein: Aβ40 Inhibits Aβ42 Oligomerization

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Abstract

Abeta40 and Abeta42 are peptides that adopt similar random-coil structures in solution. Abeta42, however, is significantly more neurotoxic than Abeta40 and forms amyloid fibrils much more rapidly than Abeta40. Here, mass spectrometry and ion mobility spectrometry are used to investigate a mixture of Abeta40 and Abeta42. The mass spectrum for the mixed solution shows the presence of a heterooligomer composed of equal parts of Abeta40 and Abeta42. Ion mobility results indicate that this mixed species comprises an oligomer distribution extending to tetramers. Abeta40 alone produces such a distribution, whereas Abeta42 alone produces oligomers as large as dodecamers. This indicates that Abeta40 inhibits Abeta42 oligomerization.

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