Data-driven regularization lowers the size barrier of cryo-EM structure determination

D Kimanius, K Jamali, ME Wilkinson, S Lövestam… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Macromolecular structure determination by electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) is limited by
the alignment of noisy images of individual particles. Because smaller particles have weaker …

CryoET of β-amyloid and tau within postmortem Alzheimer's disease brain

MAG Gilbert, N Fatima, J Jenkins, TJ O'Sullivan… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
A defining pathological feature of most neurodegenerative diseases is the assembly of
proteins into amyloid that form disease-specific structures. In Alzheimer's disease, this is …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in Pharmacological Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: The Advent of Disease-Modifying Therapies (DMTs)

Q Wang, S Chen, J Wang, H Shang, X Chen - Brain Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The landscape of pharmacological treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD) has undergone
significant transformations with the advent of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) targeting …

Cryo-EM structures of tau filaments from the brains of mice transgenic for human mutant P301S Tau

M Schweighauser, AG Murzin, J Macdonald… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2023 - Springer
Mice transgenic for human mutant P301S tau are widely used as models for human
tauopathies. They develop neurodegeneration and abundant filamentous inclusions made …

Tau filaments are tethered within brain extracellular vesicles in Alzheimer's disease

SL Fowler, TS Behr, E Turkes, DP O'Brien… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The abnormal assembly of tau protein in neurons is a pathological hallmark of multiple
neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Assembled tau associates …

Structural evolution of fibril polymorphs during amyloid assembly

M Wilkinson, Y Xu, D Thacker, AIP Taylor, DG Fisher… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) has provided unprecedented insights into amyloid fibril
structures, including those associated with disease. However, these structures represent the …

Atomic force microscopy 3D structural reconstruction of individual particles in the study of amyloid protein assemblies

C Chitty, K Kuliga, WF Xue - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Recent developments in atomic force microscopy (AFM) image analysis have made three-
dimensional (3D) structural reconstruction of individual particles observed on 2D AFM height …

AggreProt: a web server for predicting and engineering aggregation prone regions in proteins

J Planas-Iglesias, S Borko, J Swiatkowski… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Recombinant proteins play pivotal roles in numerous applications including industrial
biocatalysts or therapeutics. Despite the recent progress in computational protein structure …

Cryo-EM confirms a common fibril fold in the heart of four patients with ATTRwt amyloidosis

BA Nguyen, V Singh, S Afrin, P Singh, M Pekala… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
ATTR amyloidosis results from the conversion of transthyretin into amyloid fibrils that deposit
in tissues causing organ failure and death. This conversion is facilitated by mutations in …

Residues 2 to 7 of α-synuclein regulate amyloid formation via lipid-dependent and lipid-independent pathways

KM Dewison, B Rowlinson, JM Machin… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Amyloid formation by α-synuclein (αSyn) occurs in Parkinson's disease, multiple system
atrophy, and dementia with Lewy bodies. Deciphering the residues that regulate αSyn …