Molecular dynamics simulation studies on the aggregation of amyloid-β peptides and their disaggregation by ultrasonic wave and infrared laser irradiation

H Okumura, SG Itoh - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease is understood to be caused by amyloid fibrils and oligomers formed by
aggregated amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides. This review article presents molecular dynamics (MD) …

The evolution of temperature and desiccation-related protein families in Tardigrada reveals a complex acquisition of extremotolerance

JF Fleming, D Pisani, K Arakawa - Genome biology and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Tardigrada is an ecdysozoan lineage famed for its resilience. Tardigrades can tolerate high
doses of radiation, low-oxygen environments, desiccation, and both high and low …

Helicity of a tardigrade disordered protein contributes to its protective function during desiccation

S Biswas, E Gollub, F Yu, G Ginell… - Protein …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To survive extreme drying (anhydrobiosis), many organisms, spanning every kingdom of life,
accumulate intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). For decades, the ability of anhydrobiosis …