Light‐controlled molecular tweezers capture specific amyloid oligomers

C Qian, J Chen, C Wang, Q Wang, X Wang… - Aggregate, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Amyloid‐β peptide (Aβ) oligomers, characteristic symptom of Alzheimer's disease (AD), have
been identified as the most neurotoxic species and significant contributors to …

[HTML][HTML] Amyloid-β oligomerization monitored by single-molecule stepwise photobleaching

L Dresser, P Hunter, F Yendybayeva, AL Hargreaves… - Methods, 2021 - Elsevier
A major hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is the misfolding and aggregation of the amyloid-β
peptide (Aβ). While early research pointed towards large fibrillar-and plaque-like aggregates …

Protection of primary neurons and mouse brain from Alzheimer's pathology by molecular tweezers

A Attar, C Ripoli, E Riccardi, P Maiti, DD Li Puma, T Liu… - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Alzheimer's disease is a devastating cureless neurodegenerative disorder affecting> 35
million people worldwide. The disease is caused by toxic oligomers and aggregates of …

Nanoscale dynamics of amyloid β-42 oligomers as revealed by high-speed atomic force microscopy

S Banerjee, Z Sun, EY Hayden, DB Teplow… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Amyloid β-protein (Aβ) oligomers are emerging as potent neurotoxic species in Alzheimer's
disease pathogenesis. Detailed characterization of oligomer structure and dynamics is …

α-Helix targeting reduces amyloid-β peptide toxicity

C Nerelius, A Sandegren, H Sargsyan… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
The amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) can generate cytotoxic oligomers, and their accumulation is
thought to underlie the neuropathologic changes found in Alzheimer's disease. Known …

Chemical fluorescent probe for detection of Aβ oligomers

CL Teoh, D Su, S Sahu, SW Yun… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Aggregation of amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) is implicated in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease
(AD), with the soluble, Aβ oligomeric species thought to be the critical pathological species …

Controlling the oligomerization state of Aβ-derived peptides with light

PJ Salveson, S Haerianardakani… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A key challenge in studying the biological and biophysical properties of amyloid-forming
peptides is that they assemble to form heterogeneous mixtures of soluble oligomers and …

Peptidomimetic-based multidomain targeting offers critical evaluation of Aβ structure and toxic function

S Kumar, A Henning-Knechtel… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The prevailing hypothesis stipulates that the preamyloid oligomers of Aβ are the main
culprits associated with the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which has …

Stabilization and Characterization of Cytotoxic Aβ40 Oligomers Isolated from an Aggregation Reaction in the Presence of Zinc Ions

B Mannini, J Habchi, S Chia, FS Ruggeri… - ACS chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Small oligomers formed during the aggregation of certain peptides and proteins are highly
cytotoxic in numerous neurodegenerative disorders. Because of their transient nature and …

Poly-N-methylated Amyloid β-Peptide (Aβ) C-Terminal Fragments Reduce Aβ Toxicity in Vitro and in Drosophila melanogaster

P Pratim Bose, U Chatterjee, C Nerelius… - Journal of medicinal …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD), an age related neurodegenerative disorder, threatens to become
a major health-economic problem. Assembly of 40-or 42-residue amyloid β-peptides (Aβ) …