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 …

[HTML][HTML] The integral role of RNA in stress granule formation and function

D Campos-Melo, ZCE Hawley… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Stress granules (SGs) are phase-separated, membraneless, cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein
(RNP) assemblies whose primary function is to promote cell survival by condensing …

[HTML][HTML] A closer look at amyloid ligands, and what they tell us about protein aggregates

TS Chisholm, CA Hunter - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The accumulation of amyloid fibrils is characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases such as
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease. Detecting these fibrils with fluorescent or …

[HTML][HTML] Myelin in Alzheimer's disease: culprit or bystander?

M Maitre, H Jeltsch-David, NG Okechukwu… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with neuronal and synaptic
losses due to the accumulation of toxic amyloid β (Αβ) peptide oligomers, plaques, and …

[HTML][HTML] p53 amyloid aggregation in cancer: function, mechanism, and therapy

J Li, M Guo, L Chen, Z Chen, Y Fu, Y Chen - Experimental Hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Similar to neurodegenerative diseases, the concept that tumors are prion like diseases has
been proposed in recent years. p53, the most well-known tumor suppressor, has been …

[HTML][HTML] Relevance of electrostatic charges in compactness, aggregation, and phase separation of intrinsically disordered proteins

G Bianchi, S Longhi, R Grandori, S Brocca - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The abundance of intrinsic disorder in the protein realm and its role in a variety of
physiological and pathological cellular events have strengthened the interest of the scientific …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis for transthyretin amyloid formation in vitreous body of the eye

I Iakovleva, M Hall, M Oelker, L Sandblad… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Amyloid transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis is characterized by the abnormal accumulation of
ATTR fibrils in multiple organs. However, the structure of ATTR fibrils from the eye is poorly …

Modulation of amyloid protein fibrillation by synthetic polymers: Recent advances in the context of neurodegenerative diseases

P Ghosh, P De - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation have attracted immense research interests due to their
connection with an array of degenerative diseases including neurodegenerative disorders …

Protein misfolding and amyloid nucleation through liquid–liquid phase separation

S Mukherjee, M Poudyal, K Dave, P Kadu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is an emerging phenomenon in cell physiology and
diseases. The weak multivalent interaction prerequisite for LLPS is believed to be facilitated …

[HTML][HTML] The association of lipids with amyloid fibrils

JM Sanderson - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2022 - ASBMB
Amyloid formation continues to be a widely studied area due to its association with
numerous diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Despite a large body of …