A guide to studying protein aggregation

JAJ Housmans, G Wu, J Schymkowitz… - The FEBS …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Disrupted protein folding or decreased protein stability can lead to the accumulation of
(partially) un‐or misfolded proteins, which ultimately cause the formation of protein …

The Phe-Phe motif for peptide self-assembly in nanomedicine

S Marchesan, AV Vargiu, KE Styan - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Since its discovery, the Phe-Phe motif has gained in popularity as a minimalist building
block to drive the self-assembly of short peptides and their analogues into nanostructures …

Edible coating based on whey protein isolate nanofibrils for antioxidation and inhibition of product browning

Z Feng, G Wu, C Liu, D Li, B Jiang, X Zhang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2018 - Elsevier
Whey protein isolates (WPI) have been studied for film formation because of their favorable
functional properties and industrial surplus; however, little is known regarding whey protein …

Glucosylceramide associated with Gaucher Disease forms amyloid-like twisted ribbon fibrils that induce α-synuclein Aggregation

A Paul, G Jacoby, D Laor Bar-Yosef, R Beck, E Gazit… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A major risk factor for Gaucher's disease is loss of function mutations in the GBA1 gene that
encodes lysosomal β-glucocerebrosidase, resulting in accumulation of glucosylceramide …

Analysis of protein aggregation in neurodegenerative disease

JT Pedersen, NHH Heegaard - Analytical chemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
Pathological protein and peptide aggregation are key events in a number of chronic and
devastating neurodegenerative conditions including dementias such as Alzheimer's and …

Inhibition of amyloid β1–42 peptide aggregation by newly designed cyclometallated palladium complexes

R Saini, GR Navale, S Singh, HK Singh… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Uncontrolled amyloid aggregation is a frequent cause of neurodegenerative disorders such
as prions and Alzheimer's disease (AD). As a result, many drug development approaches …

[PDF][PDF] Mechanisms of protein aggregation and inhibition

MK Siddiqi, P Alam, SK Chaturvedi, YE Shahein… - Front Biosci (Elite …, 2017 - academia.edu
Protein and peptide aggregation raises keen interest due to their involvement in number of
pathological conditions ranging from neurodegenerative disorders to systemic amyloidosis …

Formation of whey protein isolate nanofibrils by endoproteinase GluC and their emulsifying properties

Z Feng, L Li, Y Zhang, X Li, C Liu, B Jiang, J Xu… - Food Hydrocolloids, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanofibrils have favorable functional properties that facilitate their applications in the food
industry. Whey protein isolate (WPI) is widely used to prepare nanofibrils via acid hydrolysis …

Conformational features of tau fibrils from Alzheimer's disease brain are faithfully propagated by unmodified recombinant protein

OA Morozova, ZM March, AS Robinson, DW Colby - Biochemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
Fibrils composed of tau protein are a pathological hallmark of several neurodegenerative
disorders including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here we show that when recombinant tau …

Tryptophan-galactosylamine conjugates inhibit and disaggregate amyloid fibrils of Aβ42 and hIAPP peptides while reducing their toxicity

A Paul, M Frenkel-Pinter, D Escobar Alvarez… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Self-assembly of proteins into amyloid fibrils is a hallmark of various diseases, including
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Type-2 diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Aggregation of specific …