A novel pathway for amyloids self-assembly in aggregates at nanomolar concentration mediated by the interaction with surfaces

S Banerjee, M Hashemi, Z Lv, S Maity, JC Rochet… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
A limitation of the amyloid hypothesis in explaining the development of neurodegenerative
diseases is that the level of amyloidogenic polypeptide in vivo is below the critical …

Self-assembly of the full-length amyloid Aβ42 protein in dimers

Y Zhang, M Hashemi, Z Lv, YL Lyubchenko - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The self-assembly of amyloid (Aβ) proteins into nano-aggregates is a hallmark of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) development, yet the mechanism of how disordered monomers …

Spontaneous self-assembly of amyloid β (1–40) into dimers

M Hashemi, Y Zhang, Z Lv, YL Lyubchenko - Nanoscale Advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The self-assembly and fibrillation of amyloid β (Aβ) proteins is the neuropathological
hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. However, the molecular mechanism of how disordered …

[PDF][PDF] Role of β-hairpin formation in aggregation: the self-assembly of the amyloid-β (25–35) peptide

L Larini, JE Shea - Biophysical journal, 2012 - cell.com
Abstract The amyloid-β (25–35) peptide plays a key role in the etiology of Alzheimer's
disease due to its extreme toxicity even in the absence of aging. Because of its high …

Assembly of Alzheimer's Aβ peptide into nanostructured amyloid fibrils

I Morgado, M Fändrich - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2011 - Elsevier
The self-assembly of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide into highly ordered amyloid fibril structures
represents one of the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. This process leads to …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular dynamics simulations of amyloid β-peptide (1-42): tetramer formation and membrane interactions

AM Brown, DR Bevan - Biophysical journal, 2016 - cell.com
The aggregation cascade and peptide-membrane interactions of the amyloid β-peptide (Aβ)
have been implicated as toxic events in the development and progression of Alzheimer's …

Computer Simulation Studies of Aβ37–42 Aggregation Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Water and Salt Solution

YI Yang, YQ Gao - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2015 - ACS Publications
In vivo self-assembly of proteins into aggregates known as amyloids is related to many
diseases. Although a large number of studies have been performed on the formation of …

Structure of ring-shaped Aβ42 oligomers determined by conformational selection

L Tran, N Basdevant, C Prévost, T Ha-Duong - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The oligomerization of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides into soluble non-fibrillar species plays a
critical role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. However, it has been challenging to …

[PDF][PDF] Investigating how peptide length and a pathogenic mutation modify the structural ensemble of amyloid beta monomer

YS Lin, GR Bowman, KA Beauchamp, VS Pande - Biophysical journal, 2012 - cell.com
The aggregation of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides plays an important role in the development of
Alzheimer's disease. Despite extensive effort, it has been difficult to characterize the …

[PDF][PDF] Role of electrostatic interactions in amyloid β-protein (Aβ) oligomer formation: a discrete molecular dynamics study

S Yun, B Urbanc, L Cruz, G Bitan, DB Teplow… - Biophysical journal, 2007 - cell.com
Pathological folding and oligomer formation of the amyloid β-protein (Aβ) are widely
perceived as central to Alzheimer's disease. Experimental approaches to study Aβ self …