Self-Assembly of Amyloid-Beta (Aβ) Peptides from Solution to Near In Vivo Conditions

PH Nguyen, F Sterpone… - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Understanding the atomistic resolution changes during the self-assembly of amyloid
peptides or proteins is important to develop compounds or conditions to alter the …

Recent developments in the chemical biology of amyloid-β oligomer targeting

Y Wang, J Chen, F Gao, M Hu, X Wang - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides is characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which
is the most common neurodegenerative disorder. Increasing evidence shows that Aβ …

Ganglioside GM1 produces stable, short, and cytotoxic Aβ 40 protofibrils

M Kumar, MI Ivanova, A Ramamoorthy - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Monosialoganglioside GM1-bound amyloid β-peptides have been found in patients' brains
exhibiting early pathological changes of Alzheimer's disease. Herein, we report the ability of …

An S-shaped Aβ42 cross-β hexamer embedded into a lipid bilayer reveals membrane disruption and permeability

PH Nguyen, P Derreumaux - ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 2023 - ACS Publications
The interactions of amyloid oligomers with membranes are known to contribute to cellular
toxicity. Numerous in vitro experimental studies reported on the insertion of oligomers of …

A rhein-huprine hybrid protects erythrocyte membrane integrity against Alzheimer's disease related Aβ (1-42) peptide

P Zambrano, M Jemiola-Rzeminska… - Biophysical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease remains largely unknown, and currently there is no complete cure for
the disease. New synthetic approaches have been developed to create multi-target agents …

Non-micellar ganglioside GM1 induces an instantaneous conformational change in Aβ42 leading to the modulation of the peptide amyloid-fibril pathway

M Kumar, MI Ivanova, A Ramamoorthy - Biophysical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive degenerative condition that mainly affects cognition
and memory. Recently, distinct clinical and neuropathological phenotypes have been …

Recent Computational Advances Regarding Amyloid-β and Tau Membrane Interactions in Alzheimer's Disease

PH Nguyen, P Derreumaux - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The interactions of amyloid proteins with membranes have been subject to many
experimental and computational studies, as these interactions contribute in part to …

New Insights into the Structural and Binding Properties on Aβ Mature Fibrils Due to Histidine Protonation Behaviors

H Shi, Y Sun, Z Yao, M Bai - ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 2023 - ACS Publications
Histidine tautomeric behaviors have been considered origin factors for controlling the
structure and aggregation properties of misfolding peptides. Except for tautomeric behaviors …

Probing the interactions between amyloidogenic proteins and bio-membranes

L Ma, X Li, RB Petersen, A Peng, K Huang - Biophysical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Protein misfolding diseases (PMDs) in humans are characterized by the deposition of
protein aggregates in tissues, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type 2 …

Molecular Mechanism in the Disruption of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy-Related R3–R4 Tau Protofibril by Quercetin and Gallic Acid: Similarities and Differences

J Tang, Y Zou, Y Gong, Z Xu, J Wan… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a unique progressive neurodegenerative
tauopathy pathologically related to the aggregation of the tau protein to neurofibrillary …