Trehalose effects on a-crystallin aggregates

Bruno Giuseppe Pignataro; Claudia Cascio; Claudia Cascio; Francesco Attanasio; Anna Savarino; Salvatore Fisichella; Enrico Rizzarelli; Vincenzo Giuseppe Nicoletti; Caterina Cascio; Valentina Nicoletti

Trehalose effects on a-crystallin aggregates

Bruno Giuseppe Pignataro, Claudia Cascio, Claudia Cascio, Francesco Attanasio, Anna Savarino, Salvatore Fisichella, Enrico Rizzarelli, Vincenzo Giuseppe Nicoletti, Caterina Cascio, Valentina Nicoletti

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Abstract

α-Crystallin in its native state is a large, heterogeneous, low-molecular weight (LMW) aggregate that under certain conditions may progressively became part of insoluble high-molecular weight (HMW) systems. These systems are supposed to play a relevant role in eye lens opacification and vision impairment. In this paper, we report the effects of trehalose on α-crystallin aggregates. The role of trehalose in α-crystallin stress tolerance, chaperone activity and thermal stability is studied. The results show that trehalose stabilizes the α-crystallin native structure, inhibits α-crystallin aggregation, and disaggregates preformed LMW systems not affecting its chaperone activity

Lingua originale	English
pagine (da-a)	899-905
Numero di pagine	7
Rivista	Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume	354
Stato di pubblicazione	Published - 2007

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