A comparative molecular dynamics analysis of the amyloid β-peptide in a lipid bilayer

JA Lemkul, DR Bevan - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2008 - Elsevier
Because the amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) functions as approximately half of the transmembrane
domain of the amyloid precursor protein and interaction of Aβ with membranes is proposed …

Interaction between amyloid-β (1–42) peptide and phospholipid bilayers: a molecular dynamics study

CH Davis, ML Berkowitz - Biophysical journal, 2009 - cell.com
The amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide is a key aggregate species in Alzheimer's disease. Although
important aspects of Aβ peptide aggregation are understood, the initial stage of aggregation …

Perturbation of membranes by the amyloid β‐peptide–a molecular dynamics study

JA Lemkul, DR Bevan - The FEBS journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The etiology of Alzheimer's disease is considered to be linked to interactions between
amyloid β‐peptide (Aβ) and neural cell membranes. Membrane disruption and increased …

Molecular dynamics simulations reveal the protective role of cholesterol in β-amyloid protein-induced membrane disruptions in neuronal membrane mimics

L Qiu, C Buie, A Reay, MW Vaughn… - The Journal of Physical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Interactions of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides with neuronal membranes have been associated
with the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, the molecular details remain …

[HTML][HTML] How the amyloid-β peptide and membranes affect each other: an extensive simulation study

C Poojari, A Kukol, B Strodel - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2013 - Elsevier
The etiology of Alzheimer's disease is thought to be linked to interactions between amyloid-β
(Aβ) and neural cell membranes, causing membrane disruption and increased ion …

Conformational transition of amyloid β-peptide

Y Xu, J Shen, X Luo, W Zhu, K Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
The amyloid β-peptides (Aβs), containing 39–43 residues, are the key protein components
of amyloid deposits in Alzheimer's disease. To structurally characterize the dynamic …

Aggregation of Alzheimer's amyloid β-peptide in biological membranes: A molecular dynamics study

JA Lemkul, DR Bevan - Biochemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
Numerous studies have concluded that the interaction of the amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) and
cellular membranes contributes to the toxicity and cell death observed in the progression of …

Modelling of interactions between Aβ (25–35) peptide and phospholipid bilayers: effects of cholesterol and lipid saturation

I Ermilova, AP Lyubartsev - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Aggregation of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides in neuronal membranes is a known promoter of
Alzheimer's disease. To gain insight into the molecular details of Aβ peptide aggregation …

Binding of cytotoxic Aβ25–35 peptide to the dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine lipid bilayer

AK Smith, DK Klimov - Journal of Chemical Information and …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Aβ25–35 is a short, cytotoxic, and naturally occurring fragment of the Alzheimer's Aβ
peptide. To map the molecular mechanism of Aβ25–35 binding to the zwitterionic …

Alzheimer Aβ peptide interactions with lipid membranes: fibrils, oligomers and polymorphic amyloid channels

F Tofoleanu, NV Buchete - Prion, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Fibrillar aggregates of misfolded amyloid proteins are involved in a variety of diseases such
as Alzheimer disease (AD), type 2 diabetes, Parkinson, Huntington and prion-related …