Yang, Yang;
Arseni, Diana;
Zhang, Wenjuan;
Huang, Melissa;
Lövestam, Sofia;
Schweighauser, Manuel;
Kotecha, Abhay;
... Goedert, Michel; + view all
(2022)
Cryo-EM structures of amyloid-β 42 filaments from human brains.
Science
, 375
(6577)
pp. 167-172.
10.1126/science.abm7285.
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Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by a loss of memory and other cognitive functions and the filamentous assembly of Aβ and tau in the brain. The assembly of Aβ peptides into filaments that end at residue 42 is a central event. Yang et al. used electron cryo–electron microscopy to determine the structures of Aβ42 filaments from human brain (see the Perspective by Willem and Fändrich). They identified two types of related S-shaped filaments, each consisting of two identical protofilaments. These structures will inform the development of better in vitro and animal models, inhibitors of Aβ42 assembly, and imaging agents with increased specificity and sensitivity. —SMH
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Cryo-EM structures of amyloid-β 42 filaments from human brains |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.abm7285 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm7285 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Institute of Prion Diseases > MRC Prion Unit at UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Institute of Prion Diseases |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10145781 |
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