A new era for understanding amyloid structures and disease

MG Iadanza, MP Jackson, EW Hewitt… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2018 - nature.com
The aggregation of proteins into amyloid fibrils and their deposition into plaques and
intracellular inclusions is the hallmark of amyloid disease. The accumulation and deposition …

Amyloid formation as a protein phase transition

TCT Michaels, D Qian, A Šarić, M Vendruscolo… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The formation of amyloid fibrils is a general class of protein self-assembly behaviour, which
is associated with both functional biology and the development of a number of disorders …

Protein misfolding, amyloid formation, and human disease: a summary of progress over the last decade

F Chiti, CM Dobson - Annual review of biochemistry, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Peptides and proteins have been found to possess an inherent tendency to convert from
their native functional states into intractable amyloid aggregates. This phenomenon is …

Self-assembling peptide and protein amyloids: from structure to tailored function in nanotechnology

G Wei, Z Su, NP Reynolds, P Arosio… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembled peptide and protein amyloid nanostructures have traditionally been
considered only as pathological aggregates implicated in human neurodegenerative …

[HTML][HTML] Secondary nucleation in amyloid formation

M Törnquist, TCT Michaels, K Sanagavarapu… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nucleation of new peptide and protein aggregates on the surfaces of amyloid fibrils of the
same peptide or protein has emerged in the past two decades as a major pathway for both …

Kinetic fingerprints differentiate the mechanisms of action of anti-Aβ antibodies

S Linse, T Scheidt, K Bernfur, M Vendruscolo… - Nature structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
The amyloid cascade hypothesis, according to which the self-assembly of amyloid-β peptide
(Aβ) is a causative process in Alzheimer's disease, has driven many therapeutic efforts for …

Update on Alzheimer's disease therapy and prevention strategies

WV Graham, A Bonito-Oliva… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the primary cause of age-related dementia. Effective strategies
to prevent and treat AD remain elusive despite major efforts to understand its basic biology …

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 …

Cholesterol catalyses Aβ42 aggregation through a heterogeneous nucleation pathway in the presence of lipid membranes

J Habchi, S Chia, C Galvagnion, TCT Michaels… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with the aberrant
aggregation of the amyloid-β peptide. Although increasing evidence implicates cholesterol …

Mechanisms and functions of spatial protein quality control

EM Sontag, RS Samant… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
A healthy proteome is essential for cell survival. Protein misfolding is linked to a rapidly
expanding list of human diseases, ranging from neurodegenerative diseases to aging and …