Amyloid formation as a protein phase transition
The formation of amyloid fibrils is a general class of protein self-assembly behaviour, which
is associated with both functional biology and the development of a number of disorders …
is associated with both functional biology and the development of a number of disorders …
Modelling amyloid fibril formation kinetics: mechanisms of nucleation and growth
JE Gillam, CE MacPhee - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Amyloid and amyloid-like fibrils are self-assembling protein nanostructures, of interest for
their robust material properties and inherent biological compatibility as well as their putative …
their robust material properties and inherent biological compatibility as well as their putative …
Systematic analysis of nucleation-dependent polymerization reveals new insights into the mechanism of amyloid self-assembly
WF Xue, SW Homans… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Self-assembly of misfolded proteins into ordered fibrillar aggregates known as amyloid
results in numerous human diseases. Despite an increasing number of proteins and peptide …
results in numerous human diseases. Despite an increasing number of proteins and peptide …
Understanding amyloid fibril nucleation and Aβ oligomer/drug interactions from computer simulations
P Nguyen, P Derreumaux - Accounts of chemical research, 2014 - ACS Publications
Evolution has fine-tuned proteins to accomplish a variety of tasks. Yet, with aging, some
proteins assemble into harmful amyloid aggregates associated with neurodegenerative …
proteins assemble into harmful amyloid aggregates associated with neurodegenerative …
On the lag phase in amyloid fibril formation
P Arosio, TPJ Knowles, S Linse - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The formation of nanoscale amyloid fibrils from normally soluble peptides and proteins is a
common form of self-assembly phenomenon that has fundamental connections with …
common form of self-assembly phenomenon that has fundamental connections with …
Toward a molecular theory of early and late events in monomer to amyloid fibril formation
JE Straub, D Thirumalai - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Quantitative understanding of the kinetics of fibril formation and the molecular mechanism of
transition from monomers to fibrils is needed to obtain insights into the growth of amyloid …
transition from monomers to fibrils is needed to obtain insights into the growth of amyloid …
Kinetic diversity of amyloid oligomers
The spontaneous assembly of proteins into amyloid fibrils is a phenomenon central to many
increasingly common and currently incurable human disorders, including Alzheimer's and …
increasingly common and currently incurable human disorders, including Alzheimer's and …
Amyloid fibril polymorphism is under kinetic control
R Pellarin, P Schuetz, E Guarnera… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Self-assembly of proteins into amyloid aggregates displays a broad diversity of
morphologies, both at the protofibrillar and final fibrillar species. These polymorphic species …
morphologies, both at the protofibrillar and final fibrillar species. These polymorphic species …
Crucial role of nonspecific interactions in amyloid nucleation
Protein oligomers have been implicated as toxic agents in a wide range of amyloid-related
diseases. However, it has remained unsolved whether the oligomers are a necessary step in …
diseases. However, it has remained unsolved whether the oligomers are a necessary step in …
From macroscopic measurements to microscopic mechanisms of protein aggregation
SIA Cohen, M Vendruscolo, CM Dobson… - Journal of molecular …, 2012 - Elsevier
The ability to relate bulk experimental measurements of amyloid formation to the
microscopic assembly processes that underlie protein aggregation is critical in order to …
microscopic assembly processes that underlie protein aggregation is critical in order to …