Mechanisms and pathology of protein misfolding and aggregation

N Louros, J Schymkowitz, F Rousseau - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite advances in machine learning-based protein structure prediction, we are still far
from fully understanding how proteins fold into their native conformation. The conventional …

[HTML][HTML] Phase separation and neurodegenerative diseases: a disturbance in the force

A Zbinden, M Pérez-Berlanga, P De Rossi… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Protein aggregation is the main hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases. Many proteins
found in pathological inclusions are known to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation, a …

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 …

Fluorescence nanoscopy in cell biology

SJ Sahl, SW Hell, S Jakobs - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2017 - nature.com
Fluorescence nanoscopy uniquely combines minimally invasive optical access to the
internal nanoscale structure and dynamics of cells and tissues with molecular detection …

Self-assembling peptide and protein amyloids: from structure to tailored function in nanotechnology

G Wei, Z Su, NP Reynolds, P Arosio… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembled peptide and protein amyloid nanostructures have traditionally been
considered only as pathological aggregates implicated in human neurodegenerative …

Advanced techniques for detecting protein misfolding and aggregation in cellular environments

Y Bai, S Zhang, H Dong, Y Liu, C Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation, a key contributor to the progression of numerous
neurodegenerative diseases, results in functional deficiencies and the creation of harmful …

Single-molecule localization microscopy in eukaryotes

M Sauer, M Heilemann - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Super-resolution fluorescence imaging by photoactivation or photoswitching of single
fluorophores and position determination (single-molecule localization microscopy, SMLM) …

C-terminal calcium binding of α-synuclein modulates synaptic vesicle interaction

J Lautenschläger, AD Stephens, G Fusco… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Alpha-synuclein is known to bind to small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs) via its N terminus,
which forms an amphipathic alpha-helix upon membrane interaction. Here we show that …

Interaction dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins from single-molecule spectroscopy

A Chowdhury, D Nettels… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Many proteins contain large structurally disordered regions or are entirely disordered under
physiological conditions. The functions of these intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) often …