Factors affecting the physical stability (aggregation) of peptide therapeutics

KL Zapadka, FJ Becher… - Interface …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The number of biological therapeutic agents in the clinic and development pipeline has
increased dramatically over the last decade and the number will undoubtedly continue to …

An anticancer drug suppresses the primary nucleation reaction that initiates the production of the toxic Aβ42 aggregates linked with Alzheimer's disease

J Habchi, P Arosio, M Perni, AR Costa… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
The conversion of the β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide into pathogenic aggregates is linked to the
onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease. Although this observation has prompted an …

Amyloid-β-induced action potential desynchronization and degradation of hippocampal gamma oscillations is prevented by interference with peptide conformation …

FR Kurudenkandy, M Zilberter, H Biverstål… - Journal of …, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
The amyloid-β hypothesis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) focuses on accumulation of amyloid-
β peptide (Aβ) as the main culprit for the myriad physiological changes seen during …

Cellular polyamines promote amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide fibrillation and modulate the aggregation pathways

J Luo, CH Yu, H Yu, R Borstnar… - ACS chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The cellular polyamines spermine, spermidine, and their metabolic precursor putrescine,
have long been associated with cell-growth, tumor-related gene regulations, and …

Mechanisms of small-molecule binding to intrinsically disordered proteins

R Cuchillo, J Michel - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2012 - portlandpress.com
IDPs (intrinsically disordered proteins) play crucial roles in many important cellular
processes such as signalling or transcription and are attractive therapeutic targets for …

Computational and experimental studies on β-sheet breakers targeting Aβ1–40 fibrils

V Minicozzi, R Chiaraluce, V Consalvi… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - ASBMB
In this work we present and compare the results of extensive molecular dynamics
simulations of model systems comprising an Aβ 1–40 peptide in water in interaction with …

Insights into the Interaction Mechanism of Ligands with Aβ42 Based on Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Mechanics: Implications of Role of Common Binding …

HS Kundaikar, MS Degani - Chemical biology & drug design, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aggregation of β‐amyloid (Aβ) into oligomers and further into fibrils is hypothesized to be a
key factor in pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, mapping and docking were …

Explicit solvent molecular dynamics simulations of Aβ peptide interacting with ibuprofen ligands

C Lockhart, S Kim, DK Klimov - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Using all-atom explicit water model and replica exchange molecular dynamics, we study the
interactions between Aβ monomer and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen, which …

Binding modes of a glycopeptidomimetic molecule on Aβ protofibrils: Implication for its inhibition mechanism

L Tran, J Kaffy, S Ongeri… - ACS Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We recently reported that a glycopeptidomimetic molecule significantly delays the
fibrillization process of Aβ42 peptide involved in Alzheimer's disease. However, the binding …

Development of multifunctional heterocyclic Schiff base as a potential metal chelator: a comprehensive spectroscopic approach towards drug discovery

M Jadhao, C Das, A Rawat, H Kumar, R Joshi… - JBIC Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Amyloid-β peptides and their metal-associated aggregated states have been implicated in
the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. The present paper epitomises the design and …