Biomolecular assemblies: moving from observation to predictive design

CJ Wilson, AS Bommarius, JA Champion… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Biomolecular assembly is a key driving force in nearly all life processes, providing structure,
information storage, and communication within cells and at the whole organism level. These …

Plant isoquinoline alkaloids as potential neurodrugs: A comparative study of the effects of benzo [c] phenanthridine and berberine-based compounds on β-amyloid …

D Marasco, C Vicidomini, P Krupa, F Cioffi… - Chemico-biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein we present a comparative study of the effects of isoquinoline alkaloids belonging to
benzo [c] phenanthridine and berberine families on β-amyloid aggregation. Results …

[HTML][HTML] A cationic polymethacrylate-copolymer acts as an agonist for β-amyloid and an antagonist for amylin fibrillation

BR Sahoo, T Genjo, TW Nakayama, AK Stoddard… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In humans, β-amyloid and islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, also known as amylin)
aggregations are linked to Alzheimer's disease and type-2 diabetes, respectively. There is …

Unraveling the complexity of amyloid polymorphism using gold nanoparticles and cryo-EM

U Cendrowska, PJ Silva… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Increasing evidence suggests that amyloid polymorphism gives rise to different strains of
amyloids with distinct toxicities and pathology-spreading properties. Validating this …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases with molecular simulations: understanding the roles of artificial and …

O Coskuner-Weber, VN Uversky - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Amyloid-β and α-synuclein are intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), which are at the
center of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease pathologies, respectively. These IDPs are …

Direct observation of competing prion protein fibril populations with distinct structures and kinetics

Y Sun, K Jack, T Ercolani, D Sangar, L Hosszu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In prion diseases, fibrillar assemblies of misfolded prion protein (PrP) self-propagate by
incorporating PrP monomers. These assemblies can evolve to adapt to changing …

Single-molecule fluorescence imaging and deep learning reveal highly heterogeneous aggregation of amyloid-β 42

F Meng, J Yoo, HS Chung - Proceedings of the National …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Polymorphism in the structure of amyloid fibrils suggests the existence of many different
assembly pathways. Characterization of this heterogeneity is the key to understanding the …

A combined physiologically‐based pharmacokinetic and quantitative systems pharmacology model for modeling amyloid aggregation in Alzheimer's disease

H Geerts, M Walker, R Rose, S Bergeler… - CPT …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Antibody‐mediated removal of aggregated β‐amyloid (Aβ) is the current, most clinically
advanced potential disease‐modifying treatment approach for Alzheimer's disease. We …

Structural dynamics of amyloid-β protofibrils and actions of anti-amyloid-β antibodies as observed by high-speed atomic force microscopy

T Watanabe-Nakayama, M Tsuji, K Umeda… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation intermediates, including oligomers and protofibrils (PFs), have
attracted attention as neurotoxic aggregates in Alzheimer's disease. However, due to the …

Spatial organization of protein aggregates on red blood cells as physical biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease pathology

PN Nirmalraj, T Schneider, A Felbecker - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
Quantifying physical differences of protein aggregates implicated in Alzheimer's disease
(AD), in blood, could provide crucial information on disease stages. Here, red blood cells …