The protein folding problem: The role of theory

R Nassar, GL Dignon, RM Razban, KA Dill - Journal of molecular biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The protein folding problem was first articulated as question of how order arose from
disorder in proteins: How did the various native structures of proteins arise from interatomic …

Self-assembly of aramid amphiphiles into ultra-stable nanoribbons and aligned nanoribbon threads

T Christoff-Tempesta, Y Cho, DY Kim, M Geri… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Small-molecule self-assembly is an established route for producing high-surface-area
nanostructures with readily customizable chemistries and precise molecular organization …

Dynamically map** the topography and stiffness of the leading edge of migrating cells using AFM in Fast-QI mode

G Lamour, M Malo, R Crépin, J Pelta… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cell migration profoundly influences cellular function, often resulting in adverse effects in
various pathologies including cancer metastasis. Directly assessing and quantifying the …

Morphological transitions of a photoswitchable aramid amphiphile nanostructure

DY Kim, T Christoff-Tempesta, G Lamour, X Zuo… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Self-assembly of small amphiphilic molecules in water can lead to nanostructures of varying
geometries with pristine internal molecular organization. Here we introduce a …

Modular genetic design of multi-domain functional amyloids: insights into self-assembly and functional properties

M Cui, Q Qi, T Gurry, T Zhao, B An, J Pu, X Gui… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Engineering functional amyloids through a modular genetic strategy represents new
opportunities for creating multifunctional molecular materials with tailored structures and …

Probing physical properties of single amyloid fibrils using nanofluidic channels

N Sasanian, R Sharma, Q Lubart, KK Sriram… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Amyloid fibril formation is central to the pathology of many diseases, including
neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Amyloid fibrils …

Atomic force microscopy imaging and nanomechanical properties of six tau isoform assemblies

A Makky, L Bousset, K Madiona, R Melki - Biophysical Journal, 2020 - cell.com
The amyloid fibrillar form of the protein Tau is involved in a number of neurodegenerative
diseases, also known as tauopathies. In this work, six different fibrillar Tau isoforms were …

Dissecting the effect of ALS mutation S375G on the conformational properties and aggregation dynamics of TDP-43370-375 fragment

Z Xu, J Zhang, J Tang, Y Gong, Y Zou, Q Zhang - Biophysical Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
The aggregation of transactive response deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding protein of 43
kDa (TDP-43) into ubiquitin-positive inclusions is closely associated with amyotrophic lateral …

[BOK][B] Self-assembled molecular nanomaterials and their applications

Y Cho - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Self-assembly of small molecules in water provides a bottom-up strategy to generate highly
ordered nanostructures with dimensions on molecular (< 10 nm) length scales. However …