Amyloid oligomers: A joint experimental/computational perspective on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type II diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PH Nguyen, A Ramamoorthy, BR Sahoo… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation is observed in many amyloidogenic diseases affecting
either the central nervous system or a variety of peripheral tissues. Structural and dynamic …

Multicomponent peptide assemblies

DM Raymond, BL Nilsson - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembled peptide nanostructures have been increasingly exploited as functional
materials for applications in biomedicine and energy. The emergent properties of these …

Conformational expansion of tau in condensates promotes irreversible aggregation

J Wen, L Hong, G Krainer, QQ Yao… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of proteins into biomolecular condensates has
emerged as a fundamental principle underpinning cellular function and malfunction. Indeed …

Four-repeat tauopathies

TW Roesler, AT Marvian, M Brendel… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein with versatile functions in the dynamic assembly of
the neuronal cytoskeleton. Four-repeat (4R-) tauopathies are a group of neurodegenerative …

Surface plasmon resonance biosensors for detection of Alzheimer's biomarkers; an effective step in early and accurate diagnosis

A Rezabakhsh, R Rahbarghazi, F Fathi - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapid and direct detection of biomarkers in biofluids at clinically relevant concentrations
faces serious limitations to develop diagnostic criteria for neurodegenerative diseases such …

Regulation of tau internalization, degradation, and seeding by LRP1 reveals multiple pathways for tau catabolism

JM Cooper, A Lathuiliere, M Migliorini, AL Arai… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
In Alzheimer's disease (AD), pathological forms of tau are transferred from cell to cell and"
seed" aggregation of cytoplasmic tau. Phosphorylation of tau plays a key role in …

[HTML][HTML] The role of membrane trafficking in the processing of amyloid precursor protein and production of amyloid peptides in Alzheimer's disease

JZA Tan, PA Gleeson - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive accumulation of misfolded
proteins, which form senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, and the release of …

Aberrant liquid-liquid phase separation and amyloid aggregation of proteins related to neurodegenerative diseases

A Ahmad, VN Uversky, RH Khan - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent evidence has shown that the processes of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) or
liquid-liquid phase transitions (LLPTs) are a crucial and prevalent phenomenon that …

Antioxidant alternatives in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a comprehensive review

S Carrera-Juliá, ML Moreno, C Barrios… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that produces a
selective loss of the motor neurons of the spinal cord, brain stem and motor cortex. Oxidative …

Intercommunication between metal ions and amyloidogenic peptides or proteins in protein misfolding disorders

JM Suh, M Kim, J Yoo, J Han, C Paulina… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aggregation and accumulation of amyloidogenic peptides and proteins are observed as
pathological features in the brains of patients suffering from neurodegenerative disorders …