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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2015

On the lack of polymorphism in Aβ-peptide aggregates derived from patient brains.

Erik J Alred, Malachi Phillips, Workalemahu M Berhanu, Ulrich H E Hansmann

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erik J AlredDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019.
Malachi PhillipsDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019.
Workalemahu M BerhanuDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019.
Ulrich H E HansmannDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019.
University of Oklahoma · US

Funding

Folding, Mis-Folding and Aggregation of Small ProteinsR01GM062838 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA · PI HANSMANN, ULRICH H.E. · 2003 to 2012
$1.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM62838NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM062838
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The amyloid beta (Aβ) oligomers and fibrils that are found in neural tissues of patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease may either cause or contribute to the pathology of the disease. In vitro, these Aβ-aggregates are characterized by structural polymorphism. However, recent solid state NMR data of fibrils acquired post mortem from the brains of two Alzheimer's patients indicate presence of only a single, patient-specific structure. Using enhanced molecular dynamic simulations we investigate the factors that modulate the stability of Aβ-fibrils. We find characteristic differences in molecular flexibility, dynamics of interactions, and structural behavior between the brain-derived Aβ-fibril structure and in vitro models. These differences may help to explain the lack of polymorphism in fibrils collected from patient brains, and have to be taken into account when designing aggregation inhibitors and imaging agents for Alzheimer's disease.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloidAmyloid beta-PeptidesHumansMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein ConformationProtein StabilityAmyloidAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid diseaseshydration channelmolecular dynamicspolymorphism

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PMID25739352
PMCPMC4456106
OpenAlexW2127497004

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