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ArticleScientific reports2019

His6, His13, and His14 residues in Aβ 1-40 peptide significantly and specifically affect oligomeric equilibria.

Kaja Przygońska, Magdalena Pacewicz, Wiktoria Sadowska, Jarosław Poznański, Wojciech Bal, Michał Dadlez

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. 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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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kaja PrzygońskaInstitute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Magdalena PacewiczInstitute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Wiktoria SadowskaInstitute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Jarosław PoznańskiInstitute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Wojciech BalInstitute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Michał DadlezInstitute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. michald@ibb.waw.pl.
Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences · PLUniversity of Warsaw · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oligomers of Aβ peptide are implicated as the most probable causative agent in Alzheimer's disease. However, their structural properties remain elusive due to the dynamic and heterogeneous character of oligomeric species coexisting in solution. Nevertheless, new approaches, mainly based on mass spectrometry, provide unique access to these different structural forms. Using these methods, we previously showed that the N-terminal, non-amyloidogenic region of Aβ is involved in the network of interactions specifically stabilizing oligomers. In the present study, we identified three histidine residues as active participants in this network. Detailed knowledge of the structural features that are potentially important for oligomer-mediated neurotoxicity is a prerequisite for the rational design of oligomerization modifiers.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesCopperDynamic Light ScatteringHistidineHumansMutagenesisPeptide FragmentsProtein MultimerizationSpectrometry, Mass, Electrospray IonizationAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-40)CopperHistidinePeptide Fragments

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PMID31263161
PMCPMC6602940
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