The contribution of alpha synuclein to neuronal survival and function–Implications for Parkinson's disease

MJ Benskey, RG Perez… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aggregation of alpha synuclein (α‐syn) is a neuropathological feature that defines a
spectrum of disorders collectively termed synucleinopathies, and of these, Parkinson's …

The role of biomolecular condensates in protein aggregation

BS Visser, WP Lipiński, E Spruijt - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
There is an increasing amount of evidence that biomolecular condensates are linked to
neurodegenerative diseases associated with protein aggregation, such as Alzheimer's …

Secondary nucleation of monomers on fibril surface dominates α-synuclein aggregation and provides autocatalytic amyloid amplification

R Gaspar, G Meisl, AK Buell, L Young… - Quarterly reviews of …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by proteinaceous aggregates named Lewy
Bodies and Lewy Neurites containing α-synuclein fibrils. The underlying aggregation …

Different force fields give rise to different amyloid aggregation pathways in molecular dynamics simulations

S Samantray, F Yin, B Kav… - Journal of chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The progress toward understanding the molecular basis of Alzheimers's disease is strongly
connected to elucidating the early aggregation events of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide …

[HTML][HTML] Thermodynamics and kinetics of the amyloid-β peptide revealed by Markov state models based on MD data in agreement with experiment

A Paul, S Samantray, M Anteghini, M Khaled… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The amlyoid-β peptide (Aβ) is closely linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have become an indispensable tool for studying the …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin prevents aggregation in α-synuclein by increasing reconfiguration rate

B Ahmad, LJ Lapidus - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012 - ASBMB
α-Synuclein is a protein that is intrinsically disordered in vitro and prone to aggregation,
particularly at high temperatures. In this work, we examined the ability of curcumin, a …

[HTML][HTML] The role of water in the primary nucleation of protein amyloid aggregation

JD Camino, P Gracia, N Cremades - Biophysical Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The understanding of the complex conformational landscape of amyloid aggregation and its
modulation by relevant physicochemical and cellular factors is a prerequisite for elucidating …

Advances in the simulation of protein aggregation at the atomistic scale

M Carballo-Pacheco, B Strodel - The journal of physical chemistry …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Protein aggregation into highly structured amyloid fibrils is associated with various diseases
including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and type II diabetes. Amyloids can also …

Decreased water mobility contributes to increased α‐synuclein aggregation

AD Stephens, J Kölbel, R Moons… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The solvation shell is essential for the folding and function of proteins, but how it contributes
to protein misfolding and aggregation has still to be elucidated. We show that the mobility of …

Molecular tweezers: supramolecular hosts with broad-spectrum biological applications

H Shahpasand-Kroner, I Siddique, R Malik… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - ASPET
Lysine-selective molecular tweezers (MTs) are supramolecular host molecules displaying a
remarkably broad spectrum of biologic activities. MTs act as inhibitors of the self-assembly …