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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Karina Abramov-Harpaz, Yifat Miller
Summary: This study provides insights into the molecular mechanisms of insulin degrading enzyme (IDE) activity on encapsulating different forms of amyloid beta (A beta) dimers. IDE acts as a 'dead-end' chaperone protein for fibril-like A beta dimers and successfully impedes the contacts between monomers. However, IDE's inhibitory activity on random coil/alpha-helix dimers depends on the stability of the dimer.
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Immunology
Sarah A. Cooley, Brittany Nelson, Anna Boerwinkle, Kevin E. Yarasheski, Kris M. Kirmess, Matthew R. Meyer, Suzanne E. Schindler, John C. Morris, Anne Fagan, Beau M. Ances, Jane A. O'Halloran
Summary: The plasma amyloid-beta (A beta) 42/A beta 40 ratio, a blood-based biomarker for brain amyloid in Alzheimer disease, is not abnormal in older cognitively normal or cognitively impaired people with HIV.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bikash R. Sahoo, Pritam Kumar Panda, Wenguang Liang, Wei-Jen Tang, Rajeev Ahuja, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy
Summary: The study demonstrates that cf-E111Q-IDE degrades Aβ(1-40) through a non-chaperone mechanism with reduced impact on aggregation kinetics. Zinc binding to Aβ(1-40) inactivates cf-E111Q-IDE's catalytic function, while zinc removal restores its function. These findings highlight the catalytic role of cf-E111Q-IDE in Aβ degradation and suggest the development of zinc chelators as a therapeutic strategy to modulate IDE's function.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Cell Biology
Yue Tian, Guangchan Jing, Mengren Zhang
Summary: This review summarizes the preclinical and clinical research on the potential application of insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) for improving cognitive impairment. It also provides an overview of the main pathways that can be targeted to mitigate the progression of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment caused by diabetes.
AGEING RESEARCH REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Li Wang, Kilho Eom, Taeyun Kwon
Summary: The study found that in the initial stage of aggregation process for both Aβ40 and Aβ42, multiple particles are formed which later self-assemble to form amyloid fibrils of different shapes. Different aggregation pathways of Aβ isoforms lead to amyloid fibrils with contrasting structures.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yuan Gao, Yang Sun, Sadequl Islam, Tomohisa Nakamura, Taisuke Tomita, Kun Zou, Makoto Michikawa
Summary: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with the accumulation of amyloid beta-protein 1-42 (A beta 42) in the brain. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) can convert neurotoxic A beta 42 to neuroprotective A beta 40 in a glycosylation-dependent manner. Mutations in the PSEN1 gene are the main cause of familial AD and lead to an increased A beta 42/40 ratio, but the mechanism behind this is still unclear.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Vasilios C. Constantinides, George P. Paraskevas, Fotini Boufidou, Mara Bourbouli, Efstratios-Stylianos Pyrgelis, Leonidas Stefanis, Elisabeth Kapaki
Summary: Alzheimer's disease dementia (ADD) may resemble behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) and corticobasal syndrome (CBS), which are associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration with tau proteinopathy or FTLD with TDP-43 proteinopathy. CSF biomarkers tau and amyloid beta are useful in AD pathology diagnosis. This study compared the diagnostic accuracy of different biomarker ratios and composite markers in distinguishing ADD from FTD and differentiating AD pathology from non-AD pathologies.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lei Gu, Zhefeng Guo
Summary: The formation of A beta oligomers and fibrils is crucial in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. A beta 42 and A beta 40 interact with each other influencing their aggregation, and A beta 40 has been shown to reduce plaque pathology in mouse models. The study suggests that A beta 42 and A beta 40 can form mixed oligomers with direct molecular interactions.
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xiaoyue Zhu, Joseph M. Schrader, Brandon A. Irizarry, Steven O. Smith, William E. Van Nostrand
Summary: The study indicates that Aβ42 fibrils show stronger stimulating activity on glial cells compared to Aβ40 fibrils, triggering cellular responses and altering gene expression to further understand the pathological mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease.
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Neurosciences
Tatsuya Ikenoue, Francesco A. Aprile, Pietro Sormanni, Michele Vendruscolo
Summary: Bicyclic peptides show promising potential in inhibiting Aβ42 aggregation by delaying condensation and inhibiting the transition to a fibrillar state. They can redirect the aggregation process towards amorphous assemblies to prevent amyloid formation.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Martin Schaier, Gerrit Hermann, Gunda Koellensperger, Sarah Theiner
Summary: A new method for traceable quantification of peptide content using species-specific isotope dilution and ICP-MS/MS detection has been developed in this study. The method demonstrated high levels of accuracy and precision, making it suitable for the characterization of peptide standards.
ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Stephen Zicha, Randall J. Bateman, Leslie M. Shaw, Henrik Zetterberg, Anthony W. Bannon, Wesley A. Horton, Mike Baratta, Hartmuth C. Kolb, Iwona Dobler, Yulia Mordashova, Ziad S. Saad, David L. Raunig, Emmanouil (Manos) Spanakis, Yan Li, Suzanne E. Schindler, Kyle Ferber, Carrie E. Rubel, Robert L. Martone, Christopher J. Weber, Rebecca M. Edelmayer, Emily A. Meyers, James G. Bollinger, Erin G. Rosenbaugh, William Z. Potter
Summary: This study evaluated the performance of six plasma A beta assays in predicting amyloid positivity compared to age and APOE genotype. The results showed that three of the assays significantly improved the prediction accuracy, and plasma A beta 42/40 predicted amyloid PET status better than A beta 42 or A beta 40 alone.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Shorena Janelidze, Sebastian Palmqvist, Antoine Leuzy, Erik Stomrud, Inge M. W. Verberk, Henrik Zetterberg, Nicholas J. Ashton, Pedro Pesini, Leticia Sarasa, Jose Antonio Allue, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Jeffrey L. Dage, Kaj Blennow, Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren, Oskar Hansson
Summary: The combination of blood Aβ 42 / Aβ 40 and p-tau217 showed relatively high accuracy in discriminating Aβ status, with p-tau217 demonstrating the strongest associations with Aβ pathology in MCI but not in CU.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jesus Garcia Castro, Helena Mendez del Sol, Olaia Rodriguez Fraga, Maria Hernandez Barral, Soledad Serrano Lopez, Ana Frank Garcia, Angel Martin Montes
Summary: This study found no significant relationship between the concentration of A beta(40) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and clinical symptoms or disease progression in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. However, A beta(40) was positively correlated with phosphorylated Tau (p-Tau) and total Tau concentrations, supporting their potential interaction in AD pathophysiology.
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
(2023)
Review
Oncology
Luis Sousa, Mariana Guarda, Maria Joao Meneses, M. Paula Macedo, Hugo Vicente Miranda
Summary: IDE goes beyond its proteolytic role and has diverse functions, including molecular chaperone activity and regulation of protein homeostasis. Dysregulation of IDE may lead to increased protein aggregation, contributing to the pathogenesis of diseases such as diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases.
JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Audrey E. Tolbert, Catherine S. Ervin, Leela Ruckthong, Thomas J. Paul, Vindi M. Jayasinghe-Arachchige, Kosh P. Neupane, Jeanne A. Stuckey, Rajeev Prabhakar, Vincent L. Pecoraro
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Chemistry, Physical
Gaurav Sharma, Vindi M. Jayasinghe-Arachchige, Qiaoyu Hu, Gerhard Schenk, Rajeev Prabhakar
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qiaoyu Hu, Vindi M. Jayasinghe-Arachchige, Gaurav Sharma, Leonardo F. Serafim, Thomas J. Paul, Rajeev Prabhakar
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Samuel A. Juliano, Leonardo F. Serafim, Searle S. Duay, Maria Heredia Chavez, Gaurav Sharma, Mary Rooney, Fatih Comert, Scott Pierce, Andrei Radulescu, Myriam L. Cotten, Mihaela Mihailescu, Eric R. May, Alexander Greenwood, Rajeev Prabhakar, Alfredo M. Angeles-Boza
ACS INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2020)
Correction
Chemistry, Medicinal
Samuel A. Juliano, Leonardo F. Serafim, Searle S. Duay, Maria Heredia Chavez, Gaurav Sharma, Mary Rooney, Fatih Comert, Scott Pierce, Andrei Radulescu, Myriam L. Cotten, Mihaela Mihailescu, Eric R. May, Alexander I. Greenwood, Rajeev Prabhakar, Alfredo M. Angeles-Boza
ACS INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Aritra Das, Ashwini Danao, Shubhojit Banerjee, A. Mohan Raj, Gaurav Sharma, Rajeev Prabhakar, Varadharajan Srinivasan, V Ramamurthy, Pratik Sen
Summary: Excited anthracene forms supramolecular host-guest complexes with octa acid in aqueous medium, with the 2:2 complex showing intense excimer emission and the 2:1 complex exhibiting only monomer emission. The behavior of anthracene molecules in the excited state is influenced by the host-guest structure and is time-dependent, indicating a change in molecule behavior under confinement.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Qiaoyu Hu, Vindi M. Jayasinghe-Arachchige, Rajeev Prabhakar
Summary: In this study, the hydrolysis of PET by two different enzymes, NEP and CLE, was investigated. It was found that NEP utilizes the MH mechanism as energetically most favorable, while CLE catalyzes the reaction with a higher barrier. These findings suggest that metal-based catalysts may be more effective for PET degradation.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qiaoyu Hu, Kevin Padron, Daiki Hara, Junwei Shi, Alan Pollack, Rajeev Prabhakar, Wensi Tao
Summary: This study investigated the molecular interactions between PSMA and five different urea-based boron-containing inhibitors using molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations. The results showed that the inhibitors primarily interact with PSMA through hydrogen bonding, salt bridge, electrostatic, and pi-pi interactions. Computational analysis identified In5 as the best candidate for BNCT, with a high binding affinity and high boron density.
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Leonardo F. Serafim, Vindi M. Jayasinghe-Arachchige, Lukun Wang, Rajeev Prabhakar
Summary: In this study, the chemical promiscuity of Streptomyces griseus aminopeptidase (SgAP), a binuclear metallohydrolase, was investigated using DFT calculations. The study revealed the mechanisms of peptide and phosphoester hydrolyses and found that the nature of the substrate and its binding mode influenced the nucleophilicity of the metal bound hydroxyl nucleophile. These findings are important for the development of versatile catalysts for chemically distinct hydrolytic reactions.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bo Jiang, Utana Umezaki, Andrea Augustine, Vindi M. Jayasinghe-Arachchige, Leonardo F. Serafim, Zhi Mei Sonia He, Kevin M. Wyss, Rajeev Prabhakar, Angel A. Marti
Summary: In this study, time-resolved spectroscopy was used to investigate the binding interactions between amyloid-beta fibrillar structures and photoluminescent ligands, revealing a novel binding site. Additionally, it was found that common polypyridine complexes can also bind to amyloid-beta at two distinct binding sites. These findings are crucial for understanding the toxicity of proteins and designing potential drugs to mitigate their deleterious effects.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Vindi M. Jayasinghe-Arachchige, Leonardo F. Serafim, Qiaoyu Hu, Cihan Ozen, Sreerag N. Moorkkannur, Gerhard Schenk, Rajeev Prabhakar
Summary: The hydrolytic activities of hetero- and homobinuclear metallovariants of an asymmetric or symmetric ligand with Fe-III-Zn-II, Zn-II-Zn-II, and Cu-II-Cu-II cores are studied using DFT calculations. The effects of different nucleophiles, coordination numbers, para substituents of the linker, and an external electric field on the energetics of these reactions are computed. The study highlights the influence of critical chemical factors on phosphoester hydrolysis and provides insights for designing versatile metal complexes for various reactions and applications.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dipendra Khadka, Vindi M. Jayasinghe-Arachchige, Rajeev Prabhakar, Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy
Summary: Compared to isotropic organic solvent medium, the structure and conformation of a reactant molecule in an organized and confining medium are often different. This study uses molecular modeling simulations to explain the behavior of reactive molecules in the excited state.
PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Leonardo F. Serafim, Vindi M. Jayasinghe-Arachchige, Lukun Wang, Parth Rathee, Jiawen Yang, N. Sreerag Moorkkannur, Rajeev Prabhakar
Summary: The selective hydrolysis of stable bonds by bio-inspired metal-based catalysts is important in various applications. Designing efficient enzyme mimics for these reactions is challenging and requires understanding chemical factors that influence catalyst activities. This study discusses the roles of catalyst-substrate complexation, non-covalent interactions, and the electronic nature of the metal ion, ligand environment, and nucleophile in various metallohydrolases and their synthetic analogues. The results will enhance the fundamental understanding of hydrolytic reactions and advance the development of computational methods for designing more efficient catalysts.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ramkumar Varadharajan, Sarah Ariel Kelley, Vindi M. Jayasinghe-Arachchige, Rajeev Prabhakar, Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy, Silas C. Blackstock
Summary: The dynamics of intermolecular and intramolecular rotations in 4-nitrosocumene and 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)nitrosobenzene are controlled by the medium and host environment. Water shifts the equilibrium towards dimer formation through dipolar stabilization, while organic capsules selectively include specific monomers.
ACS ORGANIC & INORGANIC AU
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ramkumar Varadharajan, Sarah Ariel Kelley, Vindi M. Jayasinghe-Arachchige, Rajeev Prabhakar, Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy, Silas C. Blackstock
Summary: The dynamics of 4-nitrosocumene and 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)nitrosobenzene are controlled by water and organic capsules differently, with water shifting the equilibrium towards the dimer and organic hosts selectively trapping specific molecular structures. Encapsulation in octa acid duplex leads to more restricted intramolecular rotations of the guest molecule.
ACS ORGANIC & INORGANIC AU
(2021)