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 route to protein aggregate superstructures: Particulates and amyloid-like spherulites

V Vetri, V Foderà - FEBS letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Depending on external conditions, native proteins may change their structure and undergo
different association routes leading to a large scale polymorphism of the aggregates. This …

First-in-class cyclic Temporin L analogue: Design, synthesis, and antimicrobial assessment

R Bellavita, B Casciaro, S Di Maro… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of bioactive peptides can be
modulated by introducing conformational constraints such as intramolecular …

Deep eutectic solvent-assisted preparation of resveratrol-based carbon dots with high biocompatibility for in situ screening inhibitors on amyloid protein aggregation …

WC Luo, M Jiang, L Li, LN Bao, X Yu, L Xu - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2024 - Elsevier
It is important to monitor the aggregation process of amyloid protein for fundamental
researches, diagnosis and drug development of the related diseases, like …

[HTML][HTML] Proteins behaving badly. Substoichiometric molecular control and amplification of the initiation and nature of amyloid fibril formation: lessons from and for …

DB Kell, E Pretorius - Progress in biophysics and molecular biology, 2017 - Elsevier
The chief and largely terminal element of normal blood clotting is considered to involve the
polymerisation of the mainly α-helical fibrinogen to fibrin, with a binding mechanism …

Mechanistic Insight into the Amyloid Fibrillation Inhibition of Hen Egg White Lysozyme by Three Different Bile Acids

NA Jamuna, A Kamalakshan… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Amyloid aggregation of protein is linked to many neurodegenerative diseases. Identification
of small molecules capable of targeting amyloidogenic proteins has gained significant …

Probing ensemble polymorphism and single aggregate structural heterogeneity in insulin amyloid self-assembly

G De Luca, DF Galparsoro, G Sancataldo… - Journal of colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ensembles of protein aggregates are characterized by a nano-and micro-scale
heterogeneity of the species. This diversity translates into a variety of effects that protein …

Molecular simulations of proteins: From simplified physical interactions to complex biological phenomena

B Rizzuti - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics simulation is the most popular computational technique for investigating
the structural and dynamical behaviour of proteins, in search of the molecular basis of their …

The introduction of a cysteine residue modulates the mechanical properties of aromatic‐based solid aggregates and self‐supporting hydrogels

C Diaferia, E Rosa, N Balasco… - … A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Peptide‐based hydrogels, originated by multiscale self‐assembling phenomenon, have
been proposed as multivalent tools in different technological areas. Structural studies and …

Supramolecular tripeptide hydrogel assembly with 5-fluorouracil

E Parisi, AM Garcia, D Marson, P Posocco… - Gels, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this work, we present Thioflavin T fluorescence, transmission electron microscopy (TEM),
circular dichroism (CD), Fourier-transformed infrared (FT-IR), and oscillatory rheometry …