Molecular mechanism of Thioflavin-T binding to amyloid fibrils

M Biancalana, S Koide - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Intense efforts to detect, diagnose, and analyze the kinetic and structural properties of
amyloid fibrils have generated a powerful toolkit of amyloid-specific molecular probes. Since …

Circularly polarized luminescence: a review of experimental and theoretical aspects

G Longhi, E Castiglioni, J Koshoubu, G Mazzeo… - Chirality, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We review the present status of experiments and calculations for circularly polarized
luminescence (CPL) of simple organic molecules and of stimuli‐responsive organic …

Rational design of near-infrared aggregation-induced-emission-active probes: in situ map** of amyloid-β plaques with ultrasensitivity and high-fidelity

W Fu, C Yan, Z Guo, J Zhang, H Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
High-fidelity map** of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques is critical for the early detection of
Alzheimer's disease. However, in vivo probing of Aβ plaques by commercially available …

Binding mode of Thioflavin T and other molecular probes in the context of amyloid fibrils—current status

M Groenning - Journal of chemical biology, 2010 - Springer
Because understanding amyloid fibrillation in molecular detail is essential for development
of strategies to control amyloid formation and overcome neurodegenerative disorders …

Protein-induced photophysical changes to the amyloid indicator dye thioflavin T

LS Wolfe, MF Calabrese, A Nath… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
The small molecule thioflavin T (ThT) is a defining probe for the identification and
mechanistic study of amyloid fiber formation. As such, ThT is fundamental to investigations of …

Molecular mechanism of thioflavin-T binding to the surface of β-rich peptide self-assemblies

M Biancalana, K Makabe, A Koide, S Koide - Journal of molecular biology, 2009 - Elsevier
A number of small organic molecules have been developed that bind to amyloid fibrils, a
subset of which also inhibit fibrillization. Among these, the benzothiol dye Thioflavin-T (ThT) …

Revisiting thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence as a marker of protein fibrillation–The prominent role of electrostatic interactions

E Arad, H Green, R Jelinek, H Rapaport - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2020 - Elsevier
Thioflavin T (ThT), a benzothiazole-based fluorophore, is a prominent dye widely employed
for monitoring amyloid fibril assembly. Despite the near-universal presumption that ThT …

Metal complexes designed to bind to amyloid-β for the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease

DJ Hayne, SC Lim, PS Donnelly - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of age-related neurodegenerative dementia.
The disease is characterised by the presence of plaques in the cerebral cortex. The major …

Is supramolecular filament chirality the underlying cause of major morphology differences in amyloid fibrils?

D Kurouski, X Lu, L Popova, W Wan… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The unique enhanced sensitivity of vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) to the formation and
development of amyloid fibrils in solution is extended to four additional fibril-forming proteins …

Insight into aggregation-induced emission characteristics of red-emissive quinoline-malononitrile by cell tracking and real-time trypsin detection

A Shao, Z Guo, S Zhu, S Zhu, P Shi, H Tian, W Zhu - Chemical Science, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Water-soluble, long wavelength fluorescent aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active
materials are in great demand for high contrast biosensing and bioimaging. The substitution …