Molecular pathology of neurodegenerative diseases by cryo-EM of amyloids

SHW Scheres, B Ryskeldi-Falcon, M Goedert - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Abnormal assembly of tau, α-synuclein, TDP-43 and amyloid-β proteins into amyloid
filaments defines most human neurodegenerative diseases. Genetics provides a direct link …

Amyloid oligomers: A joint experimental/computational perspective on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type II diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PH Nguyen, A Ramamoorthy, BR Sahoo… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation is observed in many amyloidogenic diseases affecting
either the central nervous system or a variety of peripheral tissues. Structural and dynamic …

Assembly of recombinant tau into filaments identical to those of Alzheimer's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy

S Lövestam, FA Koh, B van Knippenberg, A Kotecha… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Abundant filamentous inclusions of tau are characteristic of more than 20
neurodegenerative diseases that are collectively termed tauopathies. Electron cryo …

Misfolded protein oligomers: Mechanisms of formation, cytotoxic effects, and pharmacological approaches against protein misfolding diseases

DJ Rinauro, F Chiti, M Vendruscolo… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
The conversion of native peptides and proteins into amyloid aggregates is a hallmark of over
50 human disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Increasing evidence …

Half a century of amyloids: past, present and future

PC Ke, R Zhou, LC Serpell, R Riek… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Amyloid diseases are global epidemics with profound health, social and economic
implications and yet remain without a cure. This dire situation calls for research into the …

Discriminating α-synuclein strains in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy

M Shahnawaz, A Mukherjee, S Pritzkow, N Mendez… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Synucleinopathies are neurodegenerative diseases that are associated with the misfolding
and aggregation of α-synuclein, including Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies …

Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy

M Schweighauser, Y Shi, A Tarutani, F Kametani… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Synucleinopathies, which include multiple system atrophy (MSA), Parkinson's disease,
Parkinson's disease with dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), are human …

High-resolution structure and strain comparison of infectious mammalian prions

A Kraus, F Hoyt, CL Schwartz, B Hansen, E Artikis… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Within the extensive range of self-propagating pathologic protein aggregates of mammals,
prions are the most clearly infectious (eg,∼ 10 9 lethal doses per milligram). The structures …

Opportunities and challenges of alpha-synuclein as a potential biomarker for Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies

P Magalhães, HA Lashuel - npj Parkinson's Disease, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common progressive
neurodegenerative disease, develops and progresses for 10–15 years before the clinical …

A new era for understanding amyloid structures and disease

MG Iadanza, MP Jackson, EW Hewitt… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2018 - nature.com
The aggregation of proteins into amyloid fibrils and their deposition into plaques and
intracellular inclusions is the hallmark of amyloid disease. The accumulation and deposition …