Polymorphic Aβ42 fibrils adopt similar secondary structure but differ in cross-strand side chain stacking interactions within the same β-sheet

H Wang, L Duo, F Hsu, C Xue, YK Lee, Z Guo - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Formation of polymorphic amyloid fibrils is a common feature in neurodegenerative
diseases involving protein aggregation. In Alzheimer's disease, different fibril structures may …

Structure and physicochemical properties of the Aβ42 tetramer: multiscale molecular dynamics simulations

HL Nguyen, P Krupa, NM Hai, HQ Linh… - The Journal of Physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Despite years of intensive research, little is known about oligomeric structures present
during Alzheimer's disease (AD). Excess of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides and their …

Polymorphic structures of Alzheimer's β-amyloid globulomers

X Yu, J Zheng - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Misfolding and self-assembly of Amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides into amyloid fibrils is
pathologically linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease. Polymorphic Aβ structures …

The unique Alzheimer's β-amyloid triangular fibril has a cavity along the fibril axis under physiological conditions

Y Miller, B Ma, R Nussinov - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Elucidating the structure of Aβ1− 40 fibrils is of interest in Alzheimer's disease research
because it is required for designing therapeutics that target Aβ1− 40 fibril formation at an …

Dissecting the molecular mechanisms of the co-aggregation of Aβ40 and Aβ42 peptides: a REMD simulation study

X Li, Z Yang, Y Chen, S Zhang, G Wei… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The aggregation of amyloid-β protein (Aβ) into oligomers and amyloid fibrils is closely
related to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aβ40 and Aβ42, as two most prominent isoforms of Aβ …

Conformational dynamics and stability of U-shaped and S-shaped amyloid β assemblies

G Grasso, M Rebella, S Muscat, U Morbiducci… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease is the most fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the
aggregation and deposition of Amyloid β (Aβ) oligomers in the brain of patients. Two …

Why Is the C-terminus of Aβ (1− 42) More Unfolded than That of Aβ (1− 40)? Clues from Hydrophobic Interaction

L Shen, HF Ji, HY Zhang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2008 - ACS Publications
Aβ (1− 40) and Aβ (1− 42) are the main forms of amyloid β (Aβ) peptides in the brain of
Alzheimer's patients; however, the latter possesses much stronger aggregation and …

Impact of K16A and K28A mutation on the structure and dynamics of amyloid-β42 peptide in Alzheimer's disease: key insights from molecular dynamics simulations

S Shuaib, RK Saini, D Goyal… - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The aggregation of amyloid-β 42 (Aβ 42) peptide into toxic oligomers and fibrils is a key step
in the Alzheimer disease pathogenesis. The recent studies highlighted that lysine residues …

Impact of A2V mutation and histidine tautomerism on Aβ42 monomer structures from atomistic simulations

H Li, Y Nam, A Salimi, JY Lee - Journal of Chemical Information …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides into senile plaques in the brain is a hallmark of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. Mutation and histidine tautomerism are considered …

In silico studies of solvated F19W amyloid β (11–40) trimer

ST Ngo, XC Luu, MT Nguyen, CN Le, VV Vu - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with the oligomerization and/or fibrillation of amyloid
beta (Aβ) peptides, which cause damage to brain cells. Aβ oligomers and fibrils contain …