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 …

Protein misfolding and amyloid nucleation through liquid–liquid phase separation

S Mukherjee, M Poudyal, K Dave, P Kadu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is an emerging phenomenon in cell physiology and
diseases. The weak multivalent interaction prerequisite for LLPS is believed to be facilitated …

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 …

Food protein amyloid fibrils: Origin, structure, formation, characterization, applications and health implications

Y Cao, R Mezzenga - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2019 - Elsevier
Amyloid fibrils have traditionally been considered only as pathological aggregates in human
neurodegenerative diseases, but it is increasingly becoming clear that the propensity to form …

Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease by targeting toxic soluble Aβ oligomers

M Habashi, S Vutla, K Tripathi, S Senapati… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
Transient soluble oligomers of amyloid-β (Aβ) are toxic and accumulate early prior to
insoluble plaque formation and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Synthetic …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of the Alzheimer's disease human brain transcriptome and functional dissection in mouse models

YW Wan, R Al-Ouran, CG Mangleburg, TM Perumal… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
We present a consensus atlas of the human brain transcriptome in Alzheimer's disease
(AD), based on meta-analysis of differential gene expression in 2,114 postmortem samples …

Secondary nucleation in amyloid formation

M Törnquist, TCT Michaels, K Sanagavarapu… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nucleation of new peptide and protein aggregates on the surfaces of amyloid fibrils of the
same peptide or protein has emerged in the past two decades as a major pathway for both …

Neuroinflammation: the devil is in the details

DJ DiSabato, N Quan, JP Godbout - Journal of neurochemistry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
There is significant interest in understanding inflammatory responses within the brain and
spinal cord. Inflammatory responses that are centralized within the brain and spinal cord are …

Spatiotemporal control of intracellular phase transitions using light-activated optoDroplets

Y Shin, J Berry, N Pannucci, MP Haataja, JE Toettcher… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Phase transitions driven by intrinsically disordered protein regions (IDRs) have emerged as
a ubiquitous mechanism for assembling liquid-like RNA/protein (RNP) bodies and other …