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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2012

Rapid oligomer formation of human muscle acylphosphatase induced by heparan sulfate.

Neda Motamedi-Shad, Tommaso Garfagnini, Amanda Penco, Annalisa Relini, Federico Fogolari, Alessandra Corazza, Gennaro Esposito, Francesco Bemporad, Fabrizio Chiti

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Neda Motamedi-ShadDipartimento di Biochimica, Università di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
Tommaso Garfagnini
Amanda Penco
Annalisa Relini
Federico Fogolari
Alessandra Corazza
Gennaro Esposito
Francesco Bemporad
Fabrizio Chiti
University of Florence · ITUniversity of Udine · ITUniversity of Genoa · ITUniversity of Cambridge · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many human diseases are caused by the conversion of proteins from their native state into amyloid fibrils that deposit in the extracellular space. Heparan sulfate, a component of the extracellular matrix, is universally associated with amyloid deposits and promotes fibril formation. The formation of cytotoxic prefibrillar oligomers is challenging to study because of its rapidity, transient appearance and the heterogeneity of species generated. The process is even more complex with agents such as heparan sulfate. Here we have used a stopped-flow device coupled to turbidometry detection to monitor the rapid conversion of human muscle acylphosphatase into oligomers with varying heparan sulfate and protein concentrations. We also analyzed mutants of the 15 basic amino acids of acylphosphatase, identifying the residues primarily involved in heparan sulfate-induced oligomerization of this protein and tracing the process with unprecedented molecular detail.

Indexed as

Acid Anhydride HydrolasesAcylphosphataseAmyloidHeparan SulfateHumansMusclesMutationProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, SecondaryAcid Anhydride HydrolasesAcylphosphataseAmyloidHeparan Sulfate

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PMID22522822
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