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ArticleNature communications2014

Conformational targeting of intracellular Aβ oligomers demonstrates their pathological oligomerization inside the endoplasmic reticulum.

Giovanni Meli, Agnese Lecci, Annalisa Manca, Nina Krako, Valentina Albertini, Luisa Benussi, Roberta Ghidoni, Antonino Cattaneo

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Article in Nature communications, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Giovanni MeliEuropean Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Via del Fosso di Fiorano, 64, 00143 Roma, Italy.
Agnese LecciEuropean Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Via del Fosso di Fiorano, 64, 00143 Roma, Italy.
Annalisa MancaEuropean Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Via del Fosso di Fiorano, 64, 00143 Roma, Italy.
Nina Krako1] European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Via del Fosso di Fiorano, 64, 00143 Roma, Italy [2] Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Valentina AlbertiniIRCCS 'Centro S.Giovanni di Dio-Fatebenefratelli', Via Pilastroni, 4, 25125 Brescia, Italy.
Luisa BenussiIRCCS 'Centro S.Giovanni di Dio-Fatebenefratelli', Via Pilastroni, 4, 25125 Brescia, Italy.
Roberta GhidoniIRCCS 'Centro S.Giovanni di Dio-Fatebenefratelli', Via Pilastroni, 4, 25125 Brescia, Italy.
Antonino Cattaneo1] European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Via del Fosso di Fiorano, 64, 00143 Roma, Italy [2] Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
European Brain Research Institute · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITCentro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli · ITScuola Normale Superiore · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aβ oligomers (AβOs) are crucially involved in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). However, the lack of selective approaches for targeting these polymorphic Aβ assemblies represents a major hurdle in understanding their biosynthesis, traffic and actions in living cells. Here, we established a subcellularly localized conformational-selective interference (CSI) approach, based on the expression of a recombinant antibody fragment against AβOs in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). By CSI, we can control extra- and intracellular pools of AβOs produced in an AD-relevant cell model, without interfering with the maturation and processing of the Aβ precursor protein. The anti-AβOs intrabody selectively intercepts critical AβO conformers in the ER, modulating their assembly and controlling their actions in pathways of cellular homeostasis and synaptic signalling. Our results demonstrate that intracellular Aβ undergoes pathological oligomerization through critical conformations formed inside the ER. This establishes intracellular AβOs as key targets for AD treatment and presents CSI as a potential targeting strategy.

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Amyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsBlotting, WesternCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusEndoplasmic ReticulumExtracellular SpaceGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansIntracellular SpaceModels, BiologicalProtein Aggregation, PathologicalProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalAmyloid beta-PeptidesSingle-Chain Antibodies

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PMID24861166
PMCPMC4050278
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