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ArticleBiophysical journal2010

Measurement of the attachment and assembly of small amyloid-β oligomers on live cell membranes at physiological concentrations using single-molecule tools.

Suman Nag, Jiji Chen, J Irudayaraj, S Maiti

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Article in Biophysical journal, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Suman NagDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India.
Jiji Chen
J Irudayaraj
S Maiti
Purdue University West Lafayette · USTata Institute of Fundamental Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is thought that the pathological cascade in Alzheimer's disease is initiated by the formation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide complexes on cell membranes. However, there is considerable debate about the nature of these complexes and the type of solution-phase Aβ aggregates that may contribute to their formation. Also, it is yet to be shown that Aβ attaches strongly to living cell membranes, and that this can happen at low, physiologically relevant Aβ concentrations. Here, we simultaneously measure the aggregate size and fluorescence lifetime of fluorescently labeled Aβ(1-40) on and above the membrane of cultured PC12 cells at near-physiological concentrations. We find that at 350 nM Aβ concentration, large (>>10 nm average hydrodynamic radius) assemblies of codiffusing, membrane-attached Aβ molecules appear on the cell membrane together with a near-monomeric species. When the extracellular concentration is 150 nM, the membrane contains only the smaller species, but with a similar degree of attachment. At both concentrations, the extracellular solution contains only small (∼2.3 nm average hydrodynamic radius) Aβ oligomers or monomers. We conclude that at near-physiological concentrations only the small oligomeric Aβ species are relevant, they are capable of attaching to the cell membrane, and they assemble in situ to form much larger complexes.

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Protein MultimerizationAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCell MembraneCell SurvivalDiffusionExtracellular SpaceMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescencePC12 CellsPeptide FragmentsPhotonsProtein BindingProtein Structure, QuaternaryRatsAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-40)Peptide Fragments

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PMID20858443
PMCPMC2941002
OpenAlexW2032161274

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