Direct measurement of lipid membrane disruption connects kinetics and toxicity of Aβ42 aggregation

P Flagmeier, S De, TCT Michaels, X Yang… - Nature Structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
The formation of amyloid deposits in human tissues is a defining feature of more than 50
medical disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. Strong genetic and histological evidence …

Different soluble aggregates of Aβ42 can give rise to cellular toxicity through different mechanisms

S De, DC Wirthensohn, P Flagmeier, C Hughes… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Protein aggregation is a complex process resulting in the formation of heterogeneous
mixtures of aggregate populations that are closely linked to neurodegenerative conditions …

Proliferation of amyloid-β42 aggregates occurs through a secondary nucleation mechanism

SIA Cohen, S Linse, LM Luheshi… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The generation of toxic oligomers during the aggregation of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide Aβ42
into amyloid fibrils and plaques has emerged as a central feature of the onset and …

Dynamics of oligomer populations formed during the aggregation of Alzheimer's Aβ42 peptide

TCT Michaels, A Šarić, S Curk, K Bernfur, P Arosio… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Oligomeric species populated during the aggregation of the Aβ42 peptide have been
identified as potent cytotoxins linked to Alzheimer's disease, but the fundamental molecular …

Cholesterol in membranes facilitates aggregation of amyloid β protein at physiologically relevant concentrations

S Banerjee, M Hashemi, K Zagorski… - ACS Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The formation of amyloid β (1-42)(Aβ42) oligomers is considered to be a critical step in the
development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the mechanism underlying this process …

Cholesterol catalyses Aβ42 aggregation through a heterogeneous nucleation pathway in the presence of lipid membranes

J Habchi, S Chia, C Galvagnion, TCT Michaels… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with the aberrant
aggregation of the amyloid-β peptide. Although increasing evidence implicates cholesterol …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of Membrane Phospholipids and Exosomes on the Kinetics of Amyloid-β Fibril Assembly

A Khursheed, JH Viles - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is linked with the self-association of the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ)
into oligomers and fibrils. The brain is a lipid rich environment for Aβ to assemble, while the …

A Kinetic Map of the Influence of Biomimetic Lipid Model Membranes on Aβ42 Aggregation

KN Baumann, G Šneiderienė… - ACS Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The aggregation of the amyloid β (Aβ) peptide is one of the molecular hallmarks of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although Aβ deposits have mostly been observed extracellularly …

Complexity in Lipid Membrane Composition Induces Resilience to Aβ42 Aggregation

M Sanguanini, KN Baumann, S Preet… - ACS chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The molecular origins of Alzheimer's disease are associated with the aggregation of the
amyloid-β peptide (Aβ). This process is controlled by a complex cellular homeostasis …

Amyloid plaques beyond Aβ: a survey of the diverse modulators of amyloid aggregation

KL Stewart, SE Radford - Biophysical reviews, 2017 - Springer
Aggregation of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide is strongly correlated with Alzheimer's disease
(AD). Recent research has improved our understanding of the kinetics of amyloid fibril …