Role of the region 23-28 in Aβ fibril formation: insights from simulations of the monomers and dimers of Alzheimer's peptides Aβ40 and Aβ42

A Melquiond, X Dong, N Mousseau… - Current Alzheimer …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Self-assembly of the 40/42 amino acid Aβ peptide is a key player in Alzheimer's disease.
Aβ40 is the most prevalent species, while Aβ42 is the most toxic. It has been suggested that …

Computational simulations of the early steps of protein aggregation

G Wei, N Mousseau, P Derreumaux - Prion, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
There is strong evidence that the oligomers of key proteins, formed during the early steps of
aggregation, could be the primary toxic species associated with human neurodegenerative …

Effect of surfaces on amyloid fibril formation

B Moores, E Drolle, SJ Attwood, J Simons… - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Using atomic force microscopy (AFM) we investigated the interaction of amyloid beta (Aβ)(1–
42) peptide with chemically modified surfaces in order to better understand the mechanism …

Thermodynamics and dynamics of amyloid peptide oligomerization are sequence dependent

Y Lu, P Derreumaux, Z Guo… - Proteins: Structure …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aggregation of the full‐length amyloid‐β (Aβ) and β2‐microglobulin (β2m) proteins is
associated with Alzheimer's disease and dialysis‐related amyloidosis, respectively. This …

NFGAIL amyloid oligomers: the onset of beta-sheet formation and the mechanism for fibril formation

W Hoffmann, K Folmert, J Moschner… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The hexapeptide NFGAIL is a highly amyloidogenic peptide, derived from the human islet
amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP). Recent investigations indicate that presumably soluble hIAPP …

Exploring the Influence of Carbon Nanoparticles on the Formation of β-Sheet-Rich Oligomers of IAPP22–28 Peptide by Molecular Dynamics Simulation

J Guo, J Li, Y Zhang, X Jin, H Liu, X Yao - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Recent advances in nanotechnologies have led to wide use of nanomaterials in biomedical
field. However, nanoparticles are found to interfere with protein misfolding and aggregation …

hIAPP-Amyloid-Core Derived d-Peptide Prevents hIAPP Aggregation and Destabilizes Its Protofibrils

R Roy, S Paul - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2022 - ACS Publications
The aberrant misfolding of human islet amyloid polypeptide into cytotoxic amyloid
aggregates is the hallmark of type II diabetes. In order to avert the formation of amyloid …

Self-assembly of the β2-microglobulin NHVTLSQ peptide using a coarse-grained protein model reveals a β-barrel species

W Song, G Wei, N Mousseau… - The journal of physical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Although a wide variety of proteins can assemble into amyloid fibrils, the structure of the
early oligomeric species on the aggregation pathways remains unknown at an atomic level …

Potential of ATP toward Prevention of hIAPP oligomerization and destabilization of hIAPP protofibrils: An in silico perspective

R Roy, S Paul - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2021 - ACS Publications
The aggregation of an intrinsically disordered protein, human islet amyloid polypeptide
(hIAPP), leads to one of the most prevalent endocrine disorders, type II diabetes mellitus …

Disparate effect of hybrid peptidomimetics containing isomers of aminobenzoic Acid on hIAPP aggregation

R Roy, S Paul - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2022 - ACS Publications
The abnormal misfolding of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) in pancreatic β-cells is
implicated in the progression of type II diabetes (T2D). With the prevalence of T2D …