Peptides for disrupting and degrading amyloids
CQ Liang, YM Li - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Amyloid proteins can aggregate into insoluble fibrils and form amyloid deposits in the
human brain, which is the hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases. Promising …
human brain, which is the hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases. Promising …
A Snake Venom Peptide and Its Derivatives Prevent Aβ42 Aggregation and Eliminate Toxic Aβ42 Aggregates In Vitro
LC Camargo, I Gering, M Mastalipour… - ACS chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Over a century has passed since Alois Alzheimer first described Alzheimer's disease (AD),
and since then, researchers have made significant strides in understanding its pathology …
and since then, researchers have made significant strides in understanding its pathology …
Discovery of highly bioactive peptides through hierarchical structural information and molecular dynamics simulations
Peptide drugs play an essential role in modern therapeutics, but the computational design of
these molecules is hindered by several challenges. Traditional methods like molecular …
these molecules is hindered by several challenges. Traditional methods like molecular …
Computational studies of protein aggregation mediated by amyloid: fibril elongation and secondary nucleation
Y Cao, X Tang, M Yuan, W Han - Progress in Molecular Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Amyloid formation by proteins and peptides is the hallmark of many diseases. Growing
evidence suggests that oligomeric species arising during aggregation are toxic, but the …
evidence suggests that oligomeric species arising during aggregation are toxic, but the …
Small molecule-mediated co-assembly of amyloid-β oligomers reduces neurotoxicity through promoting non-fibrillar aggregation
H Liu, C Qian, T Yang, Y Wang, J Luo, C Zhang… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Amyloid-β (Aβ) oligomers, particularly low molecular weight (LMW) oligomers, rather than
fibrils, contribute very significantly to the onset and progression of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) …
fibrils, contribute very significantly to the onset and progression of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) …
Differential fibril morphologies and thermostability determine functional roles of Staphylococcus aureus PSMα1 and PSMα3
B Rayan, E Barnea, A Khokhlov, A Upcher… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs) are virulent peptides secreted by staphylococci that
undergo self-assembly into amyloid fibrils. This study focuses on Staphylococcus aureus …
undergo self-assembly into amyloid fibrils. This study focuses on Staphylococcus aureus …
Therapeutic potential for amyloid surface inhibitor: only amyloid‐β oligomers formed by secondary nucleation disrupt lipid membrane integrity
Inhibition of amyloid‐β peptide (Aβ) aggregation is a promising therapeutic strategy for
Alzheimer's disease (AD), as Aβ aggregation is generally believed to trigger AD pathology …
Alzheimer's disease (AD), as Aβ aggregation is generally believed to trigger AD pathology …
Anatomy and formation mechanisms of early amyloid-β oligomers with lateral branching: graph network analysis on large-scale simulations
M Yuan, X Tang, W Han - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Oligomeric amyloid-β aggregates (AβOs) effectively trigger Alzheimer's disease-related
toxicity, generating great interest in understanding their structures and formation …
toxicity, generating great interest in understanding their structures and formation …
Rational drug design of peptide-based therapies for sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited disorders affecting red blood cells, which is
caused by a single mutation that results in substitution of the amino acid valine for glutamic …
caused by a single mutation that results in substitution of the amino acid valine for glutamic …
Metastable alpha‐rich and beta‐rich conformations of small Aβ42 peptide oligomers
PH Nguyen, F Sterpone… - … : Structure, Function, and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Probing the structures of amyloid‐β (Aβ) peptides in the early steps of aggregation is
extremely difficult experimentally and computationally. Yet, this knowledge is extremely …
extremely difficult experimentally and computationally. Yet, this knowledge is extremely …