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ArticleNature communications2025

Structure of ATTRv-F64S fibrils isolated from skin tissue of a living patient.

Jun Yu, Xuefeng Zhang, Sandra Pinton, Elena Vacchi, Andrea Cavalli, Matteo Pecoraro, Giorgia Melli, Andreas Boland

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jun Yu *Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-3991
Xuefeng Zhang *Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5222-7042
Sandra PintonInstitute for Translational Research (IRT), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) and Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Elena VacchiInstitute for Translational Research (IRT), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) and Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Bellinzona, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8419-277X
Andrea CavalliInstitute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Bellinzona, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4063-4502
Matteo PecoraroInstitute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Bellinzona, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-8105-9671
Giorgia MelliInstitute for Translational Research (IRT), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) and Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Bellinzona, Switzerland. Giorgia.Melli@eoc.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2069-4620
Andreas BolandDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Andreas.Boland@unige.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1218-6714

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) TMSGI3_211581
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyloid transthyretin-derived (ATTR) amyloidosis is a degenerative, systemic disease characterized by transthyretin fibril deposition in organs like the heart, kidneys, liver, and skin. In this study, we report the cryo-EM structure of transthyretin fibrils isolated from skin tissue of a living patient carrying a rare genetic mutation (ATTRv F64S). The structure adopts a highly conserved fold previously observed in other ATTR fibrils from various tissues or different genetic variants. Mass spectrometry was used to evaluate fibril content and to identify common post-translational modifications. The structural consistency between ATTR filaments from different tissues or patients validates non-invasive skin biopsy as a diagnostic tool.

Indexed as

AmyloidAmyloid Neuropathies, FamilialPrealbuminSkinCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansMaleMutationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalAmyloidPrealbuminTTR protein, human

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PMID41402329
PMCPMC12824241

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