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    Mechanisms of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Adsorption on Macroion Layers: Molecular Dynamics Modeling and Kinetic Measurements

    Year: 2023

    Authors: Wasilewska, Monika; Dąbkowska, Maria; Pomorska, Agata; Batys, Piotr; Kowalski, Bogusław; Michna, Aneta; Adamczyk, Zbigniew

    Keywords: quartz crystal microbalance; adsorption of growth factor; Chinese hamster ovary cell line; cytotoxicity; fibroblast growth factor 21; molecular dynamics modeling; mouse connective tissue fibroblasts; optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy; poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride); viability

    Molecular dynamic modeling and various experimental techniques, including multi-angle dynamic light scattering (MADLS), streaming potential, optical waveguide light spectroscopy (OWLS), quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM), were applied to determine the basic physicochemical parameters of fibroblast growth factor 21 in electrolyte solutions. The protein size and shape, cross-section area, dependence of the nominal charge on pH, and isoelectric point of 5.3 were acquired. These data enabled the interpretation of the adsorption kinetics of FGF 21 on bare and macrocation-covered silica investigated by OWLS and QCM. It was confirmed that the protein molecules irreversibly adsorbed on the latter substrate, forming layers with controlled coverage up to 0.8 mg m−2, while their adsorption on bare silica was much smaller. The viability of two cell lines, CHO-K1 and L-929, on both bare and macrocation/FGF 21-covered substrates was also determined. It is postulated that the acquired results can serve as useful reference systems for designing complexes that can extend the half-life of FGF 21 in its active state.
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