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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 116(28): 13867-13872, 2019 07 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31239344

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Small variations in the primary amino acid sequence of extracellular matrix proteins can have profound effects on the biomineralization of hard tissues. For example, a change in one amino acid within the amelogenin protein can lead to drastic changes in enamel phenotype, resulting in amelogenesis imperfecta, enamel that is defective and easily damaged. Despite the importance of these undesirable phenotypes, there is very little understanding of how single amino acid variation in amelogenins can lead to malformed enamel. Here, we aim to develop a thermodynamic understanding of how protein variants can affect steps of the biomineralization process. High-resolution, in situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) showed that altering one amino acid within the murine amelogenin sequence (natural variants T21 and P41T, and experimental variant P71T) resulted in an increase in the quantity of protein adsorbed onto hydroxyapatite (HAP) and the formation of multiple protein layers. Quantitative analysis of the equilibrium adsorbate amounts revealed that the protein variants had higher oligomer-oligomer binding energies. MMP20 enzyme degradation and HAP mineralization studies showed that the amino acid variants slowed the degradation of amelogenin by MMP20 and inhibited the growth and phase transformation of HAP. We propose that the protein variants cause malformed enamel because they bind excessively to HAP and disrupt the normal HAP growth and enzymatic degradation processes. The in situ methods applied to determine the energetics of molecular level processes are powerful tools toward understanding the mechanisms of biomineralization.


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Amelogênese Imperfeita/genética , Amelogenina/genética , Biomineralização/genética , Proteínas da Matriz Extracelular/genética , Adsorção/genética , Amelogênese Imperfeita/metabolismo , Amelogênese Imperfeita/patologia , Amelogenina/química , Sequência de Aminoácidos/genética , Substituição de Aminoácidos/genética , Aminoácidos/química , Aminoácidos/genética , Animais , Durapatita/química , Metabolismo Energético/genética , Proteínas da Matriz Extracelular/química , Humanos , Metaloproteinase 20 da Matriz/química , Metaloproteinase 20 da Matriz/genética , Camundongos , Microscopia de Força Atômica , Conformação Proteica , Termodinâmica
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