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 …

High-resolution probing of early events in amyloid-β aggregation related to Alzheimer's disease

BR Sahoo, SJ Cox, A Ramamoorthy - Chemical Communications, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In Alzheimer's disease (AD), soluble oligomers of amyloid-β (Aβ) are emerging as a crucial
entity in driving disease progression as compared to insoluble amyloid deposits. The lacuna …

Lipid-chaperone hypothesis: A common molecular mechanism of membrane disruption by intrinsically disordered proteins

MF Sciacca, F Lolicato, C Tempra… - ACS chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
An increasing number of human diseases has been shown to be linked to aggregation and
amyloid formation by intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). Amylin, amyloid-β, and α …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in aptamers against Aβ and applications in Aβ detection and regulation for Alzheimer's disease

Y Zheng, L Zhang, J Zhao, L Li, M Wang, P Gao… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease, causing profound
social and economic implications. Early diagnosis and treatment of AD have faced great …

Molecular insights into the primary nucleation of polymorphic amyloid β dimers in DOPC lipid bilayer membrane

O Press‐Sandler, Y Miller - Protein Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology is characterized by loss of memory cognitive and
behavioral deterioration. One of the hallmarks of AD is amyloid β (Aβ) plaques in the brain …

A cationic polymethacrylate-copolymer acts as an agonist for β-amyloid and an antagonist for amylin fibrillation

BR Sahoo, T Genjo, TW Nakayama, AK Stoddard… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In humans, β-amyloid and islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, also known as amylin)
aggregations are linked to Alzheimer's disease and type-2 diabetes, respectively. There is …

Exploring the binding kinetics and behaviors of self-aggregated beta-amyloid oligomers to phase-separated lipid rafts with or without ganglioside-clusters

T Pham, KH Cheng - Biophysical Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Lipid binding kinetics and energetics of self-aggregated and disordered beta-amyloid
oligomers of various sizes, from solution to lipid raft surfaces, were investigated using MD …

Recent developments in the chemical biology of amyloid-β oligomer targeting

Y Wang, J Chen, F Gao, M Hu, X Wang - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides is characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which
is the most common neurodegenerative disorder. Increasing evidence shows that Aβ …

Ultrasmall molybdenum disulfide quantum dots cage Alzheimer's amyloid beta to restore membrane fluidity

Y Li, H Tang, H Zhu, A Kakinen, D Wang… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major cause of dementia characterized by the overexpression
of transmembrane amyloid precursor protein and its neurotoxic byproduct amyloid beta (Aβ) …

[HTML][HTML] The application of multifunctional nanomaterials in Alzheimer's disease: A potential theranostics strategy

Y Xu, M Zhao, D Zhou, T Zheng, H Zhang - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
By virtue of their small size, nanomaterials can cross the blood-brain barrier and, when
modified to target specific cells or regions, can achieve high bioavailability at the intended …