Epigallocatechin-3-gallate Inhibits Cu(II)-Induced β-2-Microglobulin Amyloid Formation by Binding to the Edge of Its β-Sheets.

ABSTRACT: Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is a catechin found in green tea that can inhibit the amyloid formation of a wide variety of proteins. EGCG's ability to prevent or redirect the amyloid formation of so many proteins may reflect a common mechanism of action, and thus, greater molecular-level insight into how it exerts its effect could have broad implications. Here, we investigate the molecular details of EGCG's inhibition of the protein β-2-microglobulin (β2m), which forms amyloids in patients undergoing long-term dialysis treatment. Using size-exclusion chromatography and a collection of mass spectrometry-based techniques, we find that EGCG prevents Cu(II)-induced β2m amyloid formation by diverting the normal progression of preamyloid oligomers toward the formation of spherical, redissolv

SUBMITTER: Marcinko TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7080597 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature