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ReviewCurrent opinion in structural biology2010

Principles governing oligomer formation in amyloidogenic peptides.

John E Straub, Devarajan Thirumalai

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Review in Current opinion in structural biology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

John E StraubDepartment of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA 02245, USA. straub@bu.edu
Devarajan Thirumalai

Funding

Probing the Principles Governing Protein AggregationR01GM076688 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI STRAUB, JOHN E. · 2006 to 2009
$1.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM076688
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying the principles that describe the formation of protein oligomers and fibrils with distinct morphologies is a daunting problem. Here we summarize general principles of oligomer formation gleaned from molecular dynamics simulations of Abeta-peptides. The spectra of high free energy structures sampled by the monomer provide insights into the plausible fibril structures, providing a rationale for the 'strain phenomenon.' Heterogeneous growth dynamics of small oligomers of Abeta(16-22), whose lowest free energy structures are like nematic droplets, can be broadly described using a two-stage dock-lock mechanism. In the growth process, water is found to play various roles depending on the oligomer size, and peptide length, and sequence. Water may be an explicit element of fibril structure linked to various fibril morphologies.

Indexed as

Amyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsComputer SimulationDimerizationHumansPeptide FragmentsProtein ConformationProtein FoldingThermodynamicsWaterAmyloid beta-PeptidesPeptide FragmentsWater

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PMID20106655
PMCPMC2854190

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