Reversible, functional amyloids: towards an understanding of their regulation in yeast and humans

G Cereghetti, S Saad, R Dechant, M Peter - Cell Cycle, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Protein aggregates, and in particular amyloids, are generally considered to be inherently
irreversible aberrant clumps, and are often associated with pathologies, such as Alzheimer's …

Antioxidant system and endoplasmic reticulum stress in cataracts

X Zhang, B Liu, K Lal, H Liu, M Tran, M Zhou… - Cellular and molecular …, 2023 - Springer
The primary underlying contributor for cataract, a leading cause of vision impairment and
blindness worldwide, is oxidative stress. Oxidative stress triggers protein damage, cell …

Self-assembled systems based on novel hydroxyethylated imidazolium-containing amphiphiles: Interaction with DNA decamer, protein and lipid

DA Kuznetsova, DR Gabdrakhmanov… - Chemistry and physics …, 2019 - Elsevier
The study on aggregation capacity of novel imidazolium-containing amphiphiles of 1-(2-
hydroxyethyl) alkylimidazolium bromide series and their interaction with bio-objects (DNA …

Gelation of oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by heat-denatured and nanofibrillated whey proteins through ion bridging or citric acid-mediated cross-linking

M Mohammadian, M Salami, Z Emam-Djomeh… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work addresses the fabrication and characterization of gels from emulsions stabilized
by heat-denatured and nanofibrillated whey protein isolate (WPI) using citric acid and CaCl …

Effect of artificial sweetener saccharin on lysozyme aggregation: A combined spectroscopic and in silico approach

R Dudure, K Ganorkar, V Beldar, SK Ghosh… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of saccharin in food products attracts much attention as it involves the risk of lethal
allergies and many protein aggregation diseases. However, its role in protein aggregation …

Influences of amino-terminal modifications on amyloid fibril formation of human serum amyloid A

M Tanaka, T Takarada, S Nadanaka, R Kojima… - Archives of Biochemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human serum amyloid A (SAA) is a precursor protein involved in AA amyloidosis. The N-
terminal region of the SAA molecule is crucial for amyloid fibril formation, and therefore …

Enhancing insulin stability via efficacy chemical modifications: A comprehensive review

R Kamelnia, M Ahmadi-Hamedani, E Kamelnia… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Insulin, an essential peptide hormone, conjointly regulates blood glucose levels by its
receptor and it is used as vital drug to treat diabetes. This therapeutic hormone may undergo …

Effects of macromolecular crowding on the folding and aggregation of glycosylated MUC5AC

W Jing, Y Qin, J Tong - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the effects of macromolecular crowding on the folding and
aggregation of MUC5AC with different levels of glycosylation during refolding. Methods Part …

A molecular simulation approach towards the development of universal nanocarriers by studying the pH-and electrostatic-driven changes in the dynamic structure of …

AK Srivastav, SK Gupta, U Kumar - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
To explore the intramolecular interactions of protein, and its folding and unfolding
mechanisms, we performed a simulation-based comparative study on albumin at different …

Engineering surface amphiphilicity of polymer nanostructures

S Xiang, B Hammer, K Kremer, K Müllen… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Surface amphiphilicity plays an important role in many important biological processes such
as protein folding, protein-protein interactions as well as the formation of ordered protein …