Amyloid β fibril elongation by monomers involves disorder at the tip

M Bacci, J Vymětal, M Mihajlovic… - Journal of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The growth of amyloid fibrils from Aβ1–42 peptide, one of the key pathogenic players in
Alzheimer's disease, is believed to follow a nucleation–elongation mechanism. Fibril …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological potential of cilostazol for Alzheimer's disease

K Ono, M Tsuji - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD), a slow progressive form of dementia, is clinically characterized by
cognitive dysfunction and memory impairment and neuropathologically characterized by the …

A label-free fluorescent probe for dynamic in situ visualization of amyloid-β peptides aggregation

C Ding, C Li, Q Meng, C Qian, C Zhang, L Yang… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) aggregation, one of the major hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD),
has been commonly recognized as the critical culprit in AD etiology. However, the exact …

The stability and dynamics of the Aβ40/Aβ42 interlaced mixed fibrils

AK Jana, Ö Güven, F Yaşar - Journal of Biomolecular Structure and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The accumulation of fibrillar amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregates in the brain, predominantly
comprising 40-and 42-residue amyloid-β (Aβ40 and Aβ42), is a major pathological hallmark …

[HTML][HTML] Protective role of a donepezil-huprine hybrid against the β-amyloid (1-42) effect on human erythrocytes

P Zambrano, M Suwalsky… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aβ (1-42) peptide is a neurotoxic agent strongly associated with the etiology of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Current treatments are still of very low effectiveness, and deaths from AD are …

Infrared laser-induced amyloid fibril dissociation: a joint experimental/theoretical study on the GNNQQNY peptide

T Kawasaki, VH Man, Y Sugimoto… - The journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Neurodegenerative diseases are usually characterized by plaques made of well-ordered
aggregates of distinct amyloid proteins. Dissociating these very stable amyloid plaques is a …

Synchrotron X-ray fluorescence and FTIR signatures for amyloid fibrillary and nonfibrillary plaques

E Álvarez-Marimon, H Castillo-Michel… - ACS Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Amyloid plaques are one of the principal hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease and are mainly
composed of Aβ amyloid peptides together with other components such as lipids, cations, or …

Protein Needles Designed to Self‐Assemble through Needle Tip Engineering

K Kikuchi, T Fukuyama, T Uchihashi, T Furuta… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The dynamic process of formation of protein assemblies is essential to form highly ordered
structures in biological systems. Advances in structural and synthetic biology have led to the …

Amyloids, amorphous aggregates and assemblies of peptides–Assessing aggregation

M Juković, I Ratkaj, D Kalafatovic, NJ Bradshaw - Biophysical chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Amyloid and amorphous aggregates represent the two major categories of aggregates
associated with diseases, and although exhibiting distinct features, researchers often treat …

Detection of Amyloid β Oligomers with RNA Aptamers in AppNL-GF/NL-GF Mice: A Model of Arctic Alzheimer's Disease

Y Obata, K Murakami, T Kawase, K Hirose, N Izuo… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
RNA aptamers have garnered attention for diagnostic applications due to their ability to
recognize diverse targets. Oligomers of 42-mer amyloid β-protein (Aβ42), whose …