[HTML][HTML] ATR-FTIR: A “rejuvenated” tool to investigate amyloid proteins

R Sarroukh, E Goormaghtigh, JM Ruysschaert… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2013 - Elsevier
Amyloid refers to insoluble protein aggregates that are responsible for amyloid diseases but
are also implicated in important physiological functions (functional amyloids). The …

Oxidative and nitrative alpha‐synuclein modifications and proteostatic stress: implications for disease mechanisms and interventions in synucleinopathies

S Schildknecht, HR Gerding, C Karreman… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Alpha‐synuclein (ASYN) is a major constituent of the typical protein aggregates observed in
several neurodegenerative diseases that are collectively referred to as synucleinopathies. A …

Tanshinones inhibit amyloid aggregation by amyloid-β peptide, disaggregate amyloid fibrils, and protect cultured cells

Q Wang, X Yu, K Patal, R Hu, S Chuang… - ACS chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The misfolding and aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides into amyloid fibrils is regarded
as one of the causative events in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Anti-amyloid aggregation activity of natural compounds: implications for Alzheimer's drug discovery

XL Bu, PPN Rao, YJ Wang - Molecular neurobiology, 2016 - Springer
Several plant-derived natural compounds are known to exhibit anti-amyloid aggregation
activity which makes them attractive as potential therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease. The …

An in vivo platform for identifying inhibitors of protein aggregation

JC Saunders, LM Young, RA Mahood… - Nature chemical …, 2016 - nature.com
Protein aggregation underlies an array of human diseases, yet only one small-molecule
therapeutic targeting this process has been successfully developed to date. Here, we …

A molecular engineering toolbox for the structural biologist

GT Debelouchina, TW Muir - Quarterly reviews of biophysics, 2017 - cambridge.org
Exciting new technological developments have pushed the boundaries of structural biology,
and have enabled studies of biological macromolecules and assemblies that would have …

Deciphering the structure and formation of amyloids in neurodegenerative diseases with chemical biology tools

I Landrieu, E Dupré, D Sinnaeve, L El Hajjar… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Protein aggregation into highly ordered, regularly repeated cross-β sheet structures called
amyloid fibrils is closely associated to human disorders such as neurodegenerative …

Size effect of graphene oxide on modulating amyloid peptide assembly

J Wang, Y Cao, Q Li, L Liu… - Chemistry–A European …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Protein misfolding and abnormal assembly could lead to aggregates such as oligomer, proto‐
fibril, mature fibril, and senior amyloid plaques, which are associated with the pathogenesis …

Enhanced Photoresponsive Graphene Oxide-Modified gC3N4 for Disassembly of Amyloid β Fibrils

J Wang, Z Zhang, H Zhang, C Li, M Chen… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and abnormal self-assembly lead to the aggregates of oligomers, fibrils,
or senior amyloid β (Aβ) plaques, which are associated with the pathogenesis of many …

Differential Modulating Effect of MoS2 on Amyloid Peptide Assemblies

J Wang, L Liu, D Ge, H Zhang, Y Feng… - … A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The abnormal fibrillogenesis of amyloid peptides such as amyloid fibril and senior amyloid
plaques, is associated with the pathogenesis of many amyloid diseases. Hence, modulation …