title: Amyloid-beta interactions with chondroitin sulfate-derived monosaccharides and disaccharides. implications for drug development.
abstract: In Alzheimer's disease, the major pathological features are diffuse and senile plaques that are primarily composed of the amyloid-beta (A beta) peptide. It has been proposed that proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans (GAG) facilitate amyloid fibril formation and/or stabilize the plaque aggregates. To develop effective therapeutics based on A beta-GAG interactions, understanding the A beta binding motif on the GAG chain is imperative. Using electron microscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, and competitive inhibition ELISAs, we have evaluated the ability of chondroitin sulfate-derived monosaccharides and disaccharides to induce the structural changes in A beta that are associated with GAG interactions. Our results demonstrate that the disaccharides GalNAc-4-sulfate(4S), Delta UA-GalNAc-6-sulfate(6S), and Delta UA-GalNAc-4,6-sulfate(4S,6S), the iduronic acid-2-sulfate analogues, and the monosaccharides d-GalNAc-4S, d-GalNAc-6S, and d-GalNAc-4S,6S, but not d-GalNAc, d-GlcNAc, or Delta UA-GalNAc, induce the fibrillar features of A beta-GAG interactions. The binding affinities of all chondroitin sulfate-derived saccharides mimic those of the intact GAG chains. The sulfated monosaccharides and disaccharides compete with the intact chondroitin sulfate and heparin GAGs for A beta binding, as illustrated by competitive inhibition ELISAs. Therefore, the development of therapeutics based on the model of A beta-chondroitin sulfate binding may lead to effective inhibitors of the GAG-induced amyloid formation that is observed in vitro.
authors: Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H2, Canada.
authors: P E
authors: PE
authors: Fraser
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Darabie
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: McLaurin
mesh_terms: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D001665:Binding Sites; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism*; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism*; D006497:Heparan Sulfate / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates; D004187:Disaccharides; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D006497:Heparan Sulfate; D009005:Monosaccharides