Amyloid and Hydrogel Formation of a Peptide Sequence from a Coronavirus Spike Protein

Valeria Casteletto, Ian W. Hamley

Amyloid and Hydrogel Formation of a Peptide Sequence from a Coronavirus Spike Protein

We demonstrate that a conserved coronavirus spike protein peptide forms amyloid structures, differing from the native helical conformation and not predicted by amyloid aggregation algorithms. We investigate the conformation and aggregation of peptide RSAIEDLLFDKV, which is a sequence common to many animal and human coronavirus spike proteins. This sequence is part of a native α-helical S2
glycoprotein domain, close to and partly spanning the fusion sequence. This peptide aggregates into β-sheet amyloid nanotape structures close to the calculated pI = 4.2, but forms disordered monomers at high and low pH … This peptide also forms hydrogels under precisely defined conditions of pH and concentration, the rheological properties of which were probed.


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