Self-assembly of β-amyloid 42 is retarded by small molecular ligands at the stage of structural intermediates

B Bohrmann, M Adrian, J Dubochet, P Kuner… - Journal of structural …, 2000 - Elsevier
Assemblyof the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) into fibrils and its deposition in distinct brain areas is
considered responsible for the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thus, inhibition of …

Conformational dynamics of amyloid β-protein assembly probed using intrinsic fluorescence

SK Maji, JJ Amsden, KJ Rothschild, MM Condron… - Biochemistry, 2005 - ACS Publications
Formation of toxic oligomeric and fibrillar structures by the amyloid β-protein (Aβ) is linked to
Alzheimer's disease (AD). To facilitate the targeting and design of assembly inhibitors …

Studies on the in vitro assembly of Aβ 1–40: implications for the search for Aβ fibril formation inhibitors

CS Goldsbury, S Wirtz, SA Müller, S Sunderji… - Journal of structural …, 2000 - Elsevier
The progressive deposition of the amyloid β peptide (Aβ) in fibrillar form is a key feature in
the development of the pathology in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We have characterized the …

Small molecule inhibitors of A beta assembly

H Levine III - Amyloid, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The Aβ peptide assembles into a variety of distinct types of structures in vitro and in the brain
which have different biological consequences. Differential effects of inhibitory small …

Capping of Aβ42 oligomers by small molecule inhibitors

Z Fu, D Aucoin, M Ahmed, M Ziliox… - Biochemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
Aβ42 peptides associate into soluble oligomers and protofibrils in the process of forming the
amyloid fibrils associated with Alzheimer's disease. The oligomers have been reported to be …

Mechanism of nucleated conformational conversion of Aβ42

Z Fu, D Aucoin, J Davis, WE Van Nostrand… - Biochemistry, 2015 - ACS Publications
Soluble oligomers and protofibrils of the Aβ42 peptide are neurotoxic intermediates in the
conversion of monomeric Aβ42 into the amyloid fibrils associated with Alzheimer's disease …

Amyloid β-protein assembly and Alzheimer's disease: dodecamers of Aβ42, but not of Aβ40, seed fibril formation

NJ Economou, MJ Giammona, TD Do… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Evidence suggests that oligomers of the 42-residue form of the amyloid β-protein (Aβ), Aβ42,
play a critical role in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here we use high resolution …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct early folding and aggregation properties of Alzheimer amyloid-β peptides Aβ40 and Aβ42: stable trimer or tetramer formation by Aβ42

YR Chen, CG Glabe - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2006 - ASBMB
The amyloid β peptide (Aβ), composed of 40 or 42 amino acids, is a critical component in the
etiology of the neurodegenerative Alzheimer disease. Aβ is prone to aggregate and forms …

On the nucleation of amyloid β‐protein monomer folding

ND Lazo, MA Grant, MC Condron, AC Rigby… - Protein …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Neurotoxic assemblies of the amyloid β‐protein (Aβ) have been linked strongly to the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, we sought to monitor the earliest step in Aβ …

N‐Terminally Truncated Amyloid‐β(11–40/42) Cofibrillizes with its Full‐Length Counterpart: Implications for Alzheimer's Disease

JD Barritt, ND Younan, JH Viles - Angewandte Chemie, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Amyloid‐β peptide (Aβ) isoforms of different lengths and aggregation propensities coexist in
vivo. These different isoforms are able to nucleate or frustrate the assembly of each other. N …