Strategies for making high‐performance artificial spider silk fibers
Artificial spider silk is an attractive material for many technical applications since it is a
biobased fiber that can be produced under ambient conditions but still outcompetes …
biobased fiber that can be produced under ambient conditions but still outcompetes …
Food-derived protein amyloid-like fibrils: Fibrillation mechanism, structure, and recent advances for the stabilization of emulsions
Y Xu, C Ma, Y Yang, X Bian, X Liu, Y Wang, N Zhang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
Food-derived protein amyloid-like fibrils (PAFs) are fibrous structure formed from proteins
under strong acidic and high thermal conditions for long durations to form fibrous structure …
under strong acidic and high thermal conditions for long durations to form fibrous structure …
Designed peptides as nanomolar cross-amyloid inhibitors acting via supramolecular nanofiber co-assembly
K Taş, BD Volta, C Lindner, O El Bounkari… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Amyloid self-assembly is linked to numerous devastating cell-degenerative diseases.
However, designing inhibitors of this pathogenic process remains a major challenge. Cross …
However, designing inhibitors of this pathogenic process remains a major challenge. Cross …
Current strategies of detecting Aβ species and inhibiting Aβ aggregation: Status and prospects
J Li, W Liao, D Huang, M Ou, T Chen, X Wang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a central neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
behavioral disturbance and progressive cognitive impairment, and it is common in pre …
behavioral disturbance and progressive cognitive impairment, and it is common in pre …
Structural biology of ex vivo mammalian prions
The structures of prion protein (PrP)–based mammalian prions have long been elusive.
However, cryo-EM has begun to reveal the near-atomic resolution structures of fully …
However, cryo-EM has begun to reveal the near-atomic resolution structures of fully …
Using titanium dioxide nanoparticle-deposited whey protein isolate amyloid fibrils to photocatalyze the degradation of methylene blue
Abstract Background Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 NPs) have been widely used in
photocatalytic reactions, but their tendency to aggregate reduces their photocatalytic activity …
photocatalytic reactions, but their tendency to aggregate reduces their photocatalytic activity …
Self-assembling peptides and carbon nanomaterials join forces for innovative biomedical applications
P Rozhin, C Charitidis, S Marchesan - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Self-assembling peptides and carbon nanomaterials have attracted great interest for their
respective potential to bring innovation in the biomedical field. Combination of these two …
respective potential to bring innovation in the biomedical field. Combination of these two …
Molecular Insights into the Self‐Assembly of Block Copolymer Suckerin Polypeptides into Nanoconfined β‐Sheets
Suckerin in squid sucker ring teeth is a block‐copolymer peptide comprised of two repeating
modules—the alanine and histidine‐rich M1 and the glycine‐rich M2. Suckerin self …
modules—the alanine and histidine‐rich M1 and the glycine‐rich M2. Suckerin self …
Self-replication of Aβ42 aggregates occurs on small and isolated fibril sites
Self-replication of amyloid fibrils via secondary nucleation is an intriguing physicochemical
phenomenon in which existing fibrils catalyze the formation of their own copies. The …
phenomenon in which existing fibrils catalyze the formation of their own copies. The …
Formation of hen egg white lysozyme derived amyloid-based hydrogels using different gelation agents: A potential tool for drug delivery
Amyloids are highly stable protein fibrillar aggregates that get deposited in various parts of
our body and cause detrimental diseases. But in nature, the presence of functional amyloids …
our body and cause detrimental diseases. But in nature, the presence of functional amyloids …