The molecular basis of amyloidosis

LC Serpell, M Sunde, CCF Blake - … and Molecular Life Sciences CMLS, 1997 - Springer
… The diameter (65 A ) of the protofilament in the model of transthyretin amyloid [23] is very
similar to the dimension of the cross-section of the TTR molecule in the direction perpendicular …

Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: molecular basis and therapeutical strategies

MJM Saraiva - Expert reviews in molecular medicine, 2002 - cambridge.org
… mutations have been associated with autosomal dominant amyloidosis, usually presenting …
in TTR amyloidosis include: molecular mechanisms leading to fibril formation; mechanisms of …

A molecular mechanism for transthyretin amyloidogenesis

AW Yee, M Aldeghi, MP Blakeley, A Ostermann… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
… The molecular basis underlying the vastly different fibrillation behaviours of these TTR
Considerable effort has been invested in seeking to identify the factors that underlie TTR amyloid

Transthyretin amyloidosis

MD Benson, T Uemichi - Amyloid, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
… The generation of descriptive data has formed the basis for inore in-dcpth research on
transthyretin amyloidosis, has resulted in the discovcry of apolipoprotein AI, gelsolin, fibrinogen cx …

Molecular mechanisms of cardiac amyloidosis

Y Saito, K Nakamura, H Ito - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
… Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) stabilize native TTR tetramers and suppress
TTR amyloid fibril formation [107]. Diflunisal binds to the unoccupied T 4 binding sites in …

A brief journey through protein misfolding in transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR amyloidosis)

A Gonzalez-Duarte, A Ulloa-Aguirre - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
… of the molecular mechanisms subserving the development of TTR amyloidosis will provide
… tailored approaches for specific subpopulations of patients suffering from TTR amyloidosis. …

Molecular mechanisms of amyloidosis

G Merlini, V Bellotti - New England Journal of Medicine, 2003 - Mass Medical Soc
… These amyloid deposits are identified on the basis of their apple-green birefringence under
a … Amyloid deposits are the basis of several conditions that have an enormous social and …

The transthyretin amyloidoses: from delineating the molecular mechanism of aggregation linked to pathology to a regulatory-agency-approved drug

SM Johnson, S Connelly, C Fearns, ET Powers… - Journal of molecular …, 2012 - Elsevier
… familial TTR amyloid disease. Tafamidis is the first and currently the only medication approved
to treat TTR familial amyloid polyneuropathy. Here we review the biophysical basis for the …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of the mechanisms driving transthyretin amyloidosis

F Bezerra, MJ Saraiva, MR Almeida - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
… knowledge concerning TTR amyloidosis (ATTR amyloidosis) … chaperones, respectively,
on TTR amyloidogenesis in order to … in detail the molecular mechanisms implicated in the …

Transthyretin: a review from a structural perspective

JA Hamilton, MD Benson - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences CMLS, 2001 - Springer
… of transthyretin would provide a very important basis for hypotheses of the structure of the
amyloid … These findings provide a basis for classifying the transthyretin amyloidoses. The most …