Beta Amyloid Peptide: Research Paper : α-Linolenic acid inhibits Tau aggregation and modulates Tau conformation

α-Linolenic acid inhibits Tau aggregation and modulates Tau conformation

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is characterized by important patho-proteins, which being composed of Amyloid-β plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles of Tau. Intrinsically disordered protein tau has several interacting partners, which are necessary for its normal functioning. Tau has been shown to interact with various proteins, nucleic acid, and lipids. α-Linolenic acid (ALA) a plant-based omega-3 fatty acid has been studied for its role as neuroprotective and beneficial fatty acid in the brain. In this study, we are focusing on the ability of ALA to induce spontaneous assembly in tau protein. ALA inhibited the Tau aggregation as indicated by reduced ThS fluorescence kinetics, which indicates no aggregation of Tau. Similarly, SDS-PAGE analysis supported that ALA exposure inhibited the aggregation as no higher-order tau species were observed. Along with its ability to impede the aggregation of Tau, ALA also maintains a native random coiled structure, which was estimated by CD spectroscopy. Finally, TEM analysis showed that the formation of Tau fibrils was found to be discouraged by ALA. Hence, conclusion of the study suggested that ALA profoundly inhibited aggregation of Tau and maintained it's the random-coil structure.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Free fatty acids; Tau conformation; Tau fibrillization; α- Linolenic acid.

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