Multi-Peptide Adsorption on Uncharged Solid Surfaces: A Coarse-Grained Simulation Study

Ruosang Qiu , Jie Xiao , Xiao Dong Chen

Engineering ›› 2020, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (2) : 185 -194.

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Engineering ›› 2020, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (2) : 185 -194. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2018.12.012
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Multi-Peptide Adsorption on Uncharged Solid Surfaces: A Coarse-Grained Simulation Study

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On-aim control of protein adsorption onto a solid surface remains challenging due to the complex interactions involved in this process. Through computational simulation, it is possible to gain molecular-level mechanistic insight into the movement of proteins at the water-solid interface, which allows better prediction of protein behaviors in adsorption and fouling systems. In this work, a mesoscale coarse-grained simulation method was used to investigate the aggregation and adsorption processes of multiple 12-Ala hydrophobic peptides onto a gold surface. It was observed that around half (46.6%) of the 12-Ala peptide chains could form aggregates. 30.0% of the individual peptides were rapidly adsorbed onto the solid surface; after a crawling process on the surface, some of these (51.0%) merged into each other or merged with floating peptides to form adsorbed aggregates. The change in the solid-liquid interface due to peptide deposition has a potential influence on the further adsorption of single peptide chains and aggregates in the bulk water. Overall, the findings from this work help to reveal the mechanism of multi-peptide adsorption, and consequentially build a basis for the understanding of multi-protein adsorption onto a solid surface.

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Peptide chains / Aggregates / Adsorption / Coarse-grained simulation

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Ruosang Qiu, Jie Xiao, Xiao Dong Chen. Multi-Peptide Adsorption on Uncharged Solid Surfaces: A Coarse-Grained Simulation Study. Engineering, 2020, 6(2): 185-194 DOI:10.1016/j.eng.2018.12.012

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