Amyloid oligomers: A joint experimental/computational perspective on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type II diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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 …
either the central nervous system or a variety of peripheral tissues. Structural and dynamic …
Merger of structure and material in nacre and bone–Perspectives on de novo biomimetic materials
In contrast to synthetic materials, evolutionary developments in biology have resulted in
materials with remarkable structural properties, made out of relatively weak constituents …
materials with remarkable structural properties, made out of relatively weak constituents …
Insights from coarse-grained Gō models for protein folding and dynamics
Exploring the landscape of large scale conformational changes such as protein folding at
atomistic detail poses a considerable computational challenge. Coarse-grained …
atomistic detail poses a considerable computational challenge. Coarse-grained …
Nanomaterials design and tests for neural tissue engineering
GAA Saracino, D Cigognini, D Silva, A Caprini… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructured scaffolds recently showed great promise in tissue engineering:
nanomaterials can be tailored at the molecular level and scaffold morphology may more …
nanomaterials can be tailored at the molecular level and scaffold morphology may more …
Coarse-grained models for protein aggregation
The aggregation of soluble proteins into fibrillar species is a complex process that spans
many lengths and time scales, and that involves the formation of numerous on-pathway and …
many lengths and time scales, and that involves the formation of numerous on-pathway and …
Simulations as analytical tools to understand protein aggregation and predict amyloid conformation
Computational tools are increasingly being applied to solve the protein aggregation
problem, providing insight into amyloid structures and aggregation mechanisms. The …
problem, providing insight into amyloid structures and aggregation mechanisms. The …
Conformational preferences and phase behavior of intrinsically disordered low complexity sequences: insights from multiscale simulations
Highlights•Low complexity (LC) sequences are prominent in eukaryotic proteomes.•LC
sequences are composed of a parsimonious subset of the naturally occurring amino …
sequences are composed of a parsimonious subset of the naturally occurring amino …
Protein aggregation: in silico algorithms and applications
Protein aggregation is a topic of immense interest to the scientific community due to its role
in several neurodegenerative diseases/disorders and industrial importance. Several in silico …
in several neurodegenerative diseases/disorders and industrial importance. Several in silico …
Advances in the understanding of protein misfolding and aggregation through molecular dynamics simulation
Aberrant protein folding known as protein misfolding is counted as one of the striking factors
of neurodegenerative diseases. The extensive range of pathologies caused by protein …
of neurodegenerative diseases. The extensive range of pathologies caused by protein …
[HTML][HTML] Kinetics of amyloid formation and membrane interaction with amyloidogenic proteins
RM Murphy - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2007 - Elsevier
Interest in amyloidogenesis has exploded in recent years, as scientists recognize the role of
amyloid protein aggregates in degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's …
amyloid protein aggregates in degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's …