Mechanisms and pathology of protein misfolding and aggregation

N Louros, J Schymkowitz, F Rousseau - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite advances in machine learning-based protein structure prediction, we are still far
from fully understanding how proteins fold into their native conformation. The conventional …

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 …

Protein aggregation in bacteria

FD Schramm, K Schroeder… - FEMS microbiology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Protein aggregation occurs as a consequence of perturbations in protein homeostasis that
can be triggered by environmental and cellular stresses. The accumulation of protein …

Looking beyond the core: the role of flanking regions in the aggregation of amyloidogenic peptides and proteins

SM Ulamec, DJ Brockwell, SE Radford - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Amyloid proteins are involved in many neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's
disease [Tau, Amyloid β (Aβ)], Parkinson's disease [alpha-synuclein (αSyn)], and …

Mechanisms Protecting Acinetobacter baumannii against Multiple Stresses Triggered by the Host Immune Response, Antibiotics and Outside-Host Environment

S Monem, B Furmanek-Blaszk, A Łupkowska… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is considered one of the most persistent pathogens responsible for
nosocomial infections. Due to the emergence of multidrug resistant strains, as well as high …

WALTZ-DB 2.0: an updated database containing structural information of experimentally determined amyloid-forming peptides

N Louros, K Konstantoulea… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Transition of soluble proteins into insoluble amyloid fibrils is driven by self-propagating short
sequence stretches. However, accurate prediction of aggregation determinants remains …

Structure-based machine-guided mapping of amyloid sequence space reveals uncharted sequence clusters with higher solubilities

N Louros, G Orlando, M De Vleeschouwer… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The amyloid conformation can be adopted by a variety of sequences, but the precise
boundaries of amyloid sequence space are still unclear. The currently charted amyloid …

The dynamic transition of persistence toward the viable but nonculturable state during stationary phase is driven by protein aggregation

L Dewachter, C Bollen, D Wilmaerts, E Louwagie… - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Decades of research into bacterial persistence has been unable to fully characterize this
antibiotic-tolerant phenotype, thereby hampering the development of therapies effective …

Functional bacterial amyloids: understanding fibrillation, regulating biofilm fibril formation and organizing surface assemblies

TV Sønderby, Z Najarzadeh, DE Otzen - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Functional amyloid is produced by many organisms but is particularly well understood in
bacteria, where proteins such as CsgA (E. coli) and FapC (Pseudomonas) are assembled as …

Metabolome shifts triggered by chlorine sanitisation induce Escherichia coli on fresh produce into the viable but nonculturable state

Y Wang, Z Chen, F Zhao, H Yang - Food Research International, 2023 - Elsevier
Facing the increasing occurrence of “big six” Escherichia coli outbreaks linked to fresh
produce, chlorine-based sanitisers are widely used for fresh produce decontamination in …