Cholesterol imbalance and neurotransmission defects in neurodegeneration

KC Shin, HY Ali Moussa, Y Park - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
The brain contains the highest concentration of cholesterol in the human body, which
emphasizes the importance of cholesterol in brain physiology. Cholesterol is involved in …

Transferable and polarizable coarse grained model for proteins─ ProMPT

A Sahoo, PY Lee, S Matysiak - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The application of classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations at atomic resolution (fine-
grained level, FG), to most biomolecular processes, remains limited because of the …

Dual Role of Anionic Lipids in Amyloid Aggregation

M Jain, S Matysiak - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2024 - ACS Publications
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's, affect
millions worldwide and share a common feature: the aggregation of intrinsically disordered …

Mechanistic insights into the inhibition of amyloid-β aggregation by chitosan

S Gotla, S Matysiak - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Neurodegeneration related to Alzheimer's disease has long been linked to the accumulation
of abnormal aggregates of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides. Pre-fibrillar oligomeric intermediates of …

Pore Formation by Amyloid-like Peptides: Effects of the Nonpolar–Polar Sequence Pattern

W Rangubpit, S Sungted, J Wong-Ekkabut… - ACS chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
One of the mechanisms accounting for the toxicity of amyloid peptides in diseases like
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's is the formation of pores on the plasma membrane of neurons …

Aggregation, structure and water permeability of membrane-embedded helical Aβ oligomers

K Wang, W Cai - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
It is widely recognized that membranes can facilitate the aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ)
peptides, while Aβ can in turn cause membrane damage. Many studies focus on the peptide …

Modulation of Aβ 16–22 aggregation by glucose

M Jain, A Sahoo, S Matysiak - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The self-assembly of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides into fibrillar structures in the brain is a
signature of Alzheimer's disease. Recent studies have reported correlations between …

Folding and modulation of the helical conformation of Glycophorin A by point mutations

PY Lee, A Sahoo, S Matysiak - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Transmembrane helix folding and self-association play important roles in biological
signaling and transportation pathways across biomembranes. With molecular simulations …

Non Traditional Solvent Effect On Protein Behavior

PY Lee - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Protein preservation has been a long lasting research topic due to its importance in many
bio-pharmaceutical applications. A” cold chain” is a commonplace solution to protein …

[PDF][PDF] Supporting Information: Modulation of Aβ 16-22 Aggregation by Glucose

M Jain, A Sahoo, S Matysiak - researchgate.net
Table S1: Type of coarse-grained beads present in the Aβ fragment K16LVFFAE22, glucose
molecule and the MARTINI polarizable solvent model. Polarized beads are indicated with an …