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ArticleScience advances2020

Complete aggregation pathway of amyloid β (1-40) and (1-42) resolved on an atomically clean interface.

Peter Niraj Nirmalraj, Jonathan List, Shayon Battacharya, Geoffrey Howe, Liang Xu, Damien Thompson, Michael Mayer

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Article in Science advances, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers.

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69 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Peter Niraj NirmalrajAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2282-6781
Jonathan ListAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8408-0877
Shayon BattacharyaDepartment of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94T9PX, Ireland.
Geoffrey HoweDepartment of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94T9PX, Ireland.
Liang XuDepartment of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94T9PX, Ireland.
Damien ThompsonDepartment of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94T9PX, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-2340-5441
Michael MayerAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6148-5756

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To visualize amyloid β (Aβ) aggregates requires an uncontaminated and artifact-free interface. This paper demonstrates the interface between graphene and pure water (verified to be atomically clean using tunneling microscopy) as an ideal platform for resolving size, shape, and morphology (measured by atomic force microscopy) of Aβ-40 and Aβ-42 peptide assemblies from 0.5 to 150 hours at a 5-hour time interval with single-particle resolution. After confirming faster aggregation of Aβ-42 in comparison to Aβ-40, a stable set of oligomers with a diameter distribution of ~7 to 9 nm was prevalently observed uniquely for Aβ-42 even after fibril appearance. The interaction energies between a distinct class of amyloid aggregates (dodecamers) and graphene was then quantified using molecular dynamics simulations. Last, differences in Aβ-40 and Aβ-42 networks were resolved, wherein only Aβ-42 fibrils were aligned through lateral interactions over micrometer-scale lengths, a property that could be exploited in the design of biofunctional materials.

Indexed as

Microscopy, Atomic ForceMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein AggregatesProtein Aggregation, PathologicalAmyloid beta-PeptidesPeptide FragmentsProtein ConformationAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-42)Peptide FragmentsProtein Aggregates

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PMID32285004
PMCPMC7141833

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