Alpha-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson's disease

E Srinivasan, G Chandrasekhar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by distinct aging-
independent loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) region …

Advances in the understanding of protein misfolding and aggregation through molecular dynamics simulation

A Rahman, B Saikia, CR Gogoi, A Baruah - Progress in Biophysics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aberrant protein folding known as protein misfolding is counted as one of the striking factors
of neurodegenerative diseases. The extensive range of pathologies caused by protein …

Spontaneous formation of β-sheet nano-barrels during the early aggregation of Alzheimer's amyloid beta

Y Sun, A Kakinen, X Wan, N Moriarty, CPJ Hunt, Y Li… - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Soluble low-molecular-weight oligomers formed during the early aggregation of amyloid
peptides have been hypothesized as a major toxic species of amyloidogenesis. Herein, we …

Amphiphilic surface chemistry of fullerenols is necessary for inhibiting the amyloid aggregation of alpha-synuclein NACore

Y Sun, A Kakinen, C Zhang, Y Yang, A Faridi, TP Davis… - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Featuring small sizes, caged structures, low cytotoxicity and the capability to cross biological
barriers, fullerene hydroxy derivatives named fullerenols have been explored as …

SOD1 oligomers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ES Choi, NV Dokholyan - Current opinion in structural biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•SOD1 trimers are the toxic species responsible for cell death rather than large
aggregates.•Stability of the native SOD1 dimer decreases cellular toxicity whereas …

Quantum chemical and molecular mechanics studies on the assessment of interactions between resveratrol and mutant SOD1 (G93A) protein

E Srinivasan, R Rajasekaran - Journal of computer-aided molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that has been
associated with mutations in metalloenzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD1) causing protein …

Molecular binding response of naringin and naringenin to H46R mutant SOD1 protein in combating protein aggregation using density functional theory and discrete …

E Srinivasan, R Rajasekaran - Progress in biophysics and molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a calamitous neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by denervation of upper and lower motor neurons. Numerous hypotheses …

SOD1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis development–in silico analysis and molecular dynamics of A4F and A4V variants

ANR Da Silva, GRC Pereira… - Journal of Cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by
the selective loss of motor neurons. Approximately 5% to 10% of patients with ALS have a …

Rational design of linear tripeptides against the aggregation of human mutant SOD1 protein causing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

E Srinivasan, R Rajasekaran - Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Formation of protein aggregation is considered a hallmark feature of various neurological
diseases. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is one such devastating neurodegenerative disorder …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of Novel Inhibitors against ALS-Related SOD1 (A4V) Aggregation through the Screening of a Chemical Library Using Differential Scanning …

M Giannakou, I Akrani, A Tsoka… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase 1 (SOD1) is a 32 kDa cytosolic dimeric
metalloenzyme that neutralizes superoxide anions into oxygen and hydrogen peroxide …