ThT 101: a primer on the use of thioflavin T to investigate amyloid formation

K Gade Malmos, LM Blancas-Mejia, B Weber… - Amyloid, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Thioflavin T (ThT) has been widely used to investigate amyloid formation since 1989. While
concerns have recently been raised about its use as a probe specific for amyloid, ThT still …

[HTML][HTML] The journey of human transthyretin: synthesis, structure stability, and catabolism

C Sanguinetti, M Minniti, V Susini, L Caponi… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Transthyretin (TTR) is a homotetrameric protein mainly synthesised by the liver and the
choroid plexus whose function is to carry the thyroid hormone thyroxine and the retinol …

[HTML][HTML] Uncovering the mechanism of aggregation of human transthyretin

L Saelices, LM Johnson, WY Liang, MR Sawaya… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
The tetrameric thyroxine transport protein transthyretin (TTR) forms amyloid fibrils upon
dissociation and monomer unfolding. The aggregation of transthyretin has been reported as …

Origin of metastable oligomers and their effects on amyloid fibril self-assembly

F Hasecke, T Miti, C Perez, J Barton, D Schölzel… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Assembly of rigid amyloid fibrils with their characteristic cross-β sheet structure is a
molecular signature of numerous neurodegenerative and non-neuropathic disorders …

Transthyretin inhibits primary and secondary nucleations of amyloid-β peptide aggregation and reduces the toxicity of its oligomers

SA Ghadami, S Chia, FS Ruggeri, G Meisl… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease is associated with the deposition of the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) into
extracellular senile plaques in the brain. In vitro and in vivo observations have indicated that …

[HTML][HTML] Transthyretin: from structural stability to osteoarticular and cardiovascular diseases

E Wieczorek, A Ożyhar - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transthyretin (TTR) is a tetrameric protein transporting hormones in the plasma and brain,
which has many other activities that have not been fully acknowledged. TTR is a positive …

Role of saturation and length of fatty acids of phosphatidylserine in the aggregation of transthyretin

A Ali, K Zhaliazka, T Dou, AP Holman… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The progressive accumulation of transthyretin (TTR), a small protein that transports
thyroxine, in various organs and tissues is observed upon transthyretin amyloidosis, a …

Plasmalogens alter the aggregation rate of transthyretin and lower toxicity of transthyretin fibrils

J Sitton, A Ali, L Osborne, AP Holman… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Heart tissue can experience a progressive accumulation of transthyretin (TTR), a small four
subunit protein that transports holoretinol binding protein and thyroxine. This severe …

Mutant huntingtin alters Tau phosphorylation and subcellular distribution

D Blum, F Herrera, L Francelle, T Mendes… - Human molecular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Tau abnormalities play a central role in several neurodegenerative diseases, collectively
known as tauopathies. In the present study, we examined whether mutant huntingtin (mHtt) …

Cholesterol and Sphingomyelin Uniquely Alter the Rate of Transthyretin Aggregation and Decrease the Toxicity of Amyloid Fibrils

A Ali, K Zhaliazka, T Dou, AP Holman… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Transthyretin (TTR) is a small tetrameric protein that aggregates, forming highly toxic
oligomers and fibrils. In the blood and cerebrospinal fluid, TTR can interact with various …