Solid-state NMR structure of a pathogenic fibril of full-length human α-synuclein

MD Tuttle, G Comellas, AJ Nieuwkoop… - Nature structural & …, 2016 - nature.com
Misfolded α-synuclein amyloid fibrils are the principal components of Lewy bodies and
neurites, hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD). We present a high-resolution structure of an …

Protein structure determination by magic-angle spinning solid-state NMR, and insights into the formation, structure, and stability of amyloid fibrils

G Comellas, CM Rienstra - Annual review of biophysics, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Protein structure determination methods using magic-angle spinning solid-state nuclear
magnetic resonance (MAS SSNMR) have experienced a remarkable development in the …

Amphotericin forms an extramembranous and fungicidal sterol sponge

TM Anderson, MC Clay, AG Cioffi, KA Diaz… - Nature chemical …, 2014 - nature.com
For over 50 years, amphotericin has remained the powerful but highly toxic last line of
defense in treating life-threatening fungal infections in humans with minimal development of …

Progress in correlation spectroscopy at ultra-fast magic-angle spinning: basic building blocks and complex experiments for the study of protein structure and dynamics

JP Demers, V Chevelkov, A Lange - Solid state nuclear magnetic …, 2011 - Elsevier
Recent progress in multi-dimensional solid-state NMR correlation spectroscopy at high static
magnetic fields and ultra-fast magic-angle spinning is discussed. A focus of the review is on …

Structured regions of α-synuclein fibrils include the early-onset Parkinson's disease mutation sites

G Comellas, LR Lemkau, AJ Nieuwkoop… - Journal of molecular …, 2011 - Elsevier
α-Synuclein (AS) fibrils are the major component of Lewy bodies, the pathological hallmark
of Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, we use results from an extensive investigation employing …

Structural intermediates during α-synuclein fibrillogenesis on phospholipid vesicles

G Comellas, LR Lemkau, DH Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
α-Synuclein (AS) fibrils are the main protein component of Lewy bodies, the pathological
hallmark of Parkinson's disease and other related disorders. AS forms helices that bind …

Rapid Quantification of Protein Secondary Structure Composition from a Single Unassigned 1D 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrum

H Li, MD Tuttle, KW Zilm, VS Batista - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The function of a protein is predicated upon its three-dimensional fold. Representing its
complex structure as a series of repeating secondary structural elements is one of the most …

Mutant protein A30P α-synuclein adopts wild-type fibril structure, despite slower fibrillation kinetics

LR Lemkau, G Comellas, KD Kloepper… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
α-Synuclein (AS) is associated with both sporadic and familial forms of Parkinson disease
(PD). In sporadic disease, wild-type AS fibrillates and accumulates as Lewy bodies within …

Dynamic Nuclear Polarization of 17O: Direct Polarization

VK Michaelis, B Corzilius, AA Smith… - The Journal of Physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Dynamic nuclear polarization of 17O was studied using four different polarizing agents: the
biradical TOTAPOL and the monoradicals trityl and SA-BDPA, as well as a mixture of the …

Quantifying cellulose accessibility during enzyme-mediated deconstruction using 2 fluorescence-tagged carbohydrate-binding modules

V Novy, K Aïssa, F Nielsen, SK Straus… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Two fluorescence-tagged carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs), which specifically bind to
crystalline (CBM2a-RRedX) and paracrystalline (CBM17-FITC) cellulose, were used to …