Heterotypic Seeding Generates Mixed Amyloid Polymorphs

Aggregation of the amyloid β (Aβ) peptide into fibrils represents one of the major biochemical pathways underlying the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Extensive studies have been carried out to understand the role of fibrillar seeds on the overall kinetics of amyloid aggregation. However, the precise effect of seeds that are structurally or sequentially different from Aβ on the structure of the resulting amyloid aggregates is yet to be fully understood. Herein, nanoscale infrared spectroscopy is used to probe the spectral facets of individual aggregates formed by aggregating Aβ42 with antiparallel fibrillar seeds of Aβ(16–22) and E22Q Aβ(1–40) Dutch mutant and it is demonstrated that Aβ can form heterotypic or mixed polymorphs that deviate significantly from its expected parallel cross β structure. It is further shown that the formation of heterotypic aggregates is not limited to the coaggregation of Aβ and its isomers, and that the former can form heterotypic fibrils with alpha‐synuclein and brain protein lysates. These findings highlight the complexity of Aβ aggregation in AD and underscore the need to explore how Aβ interacts with other brain components, which is crucial for developing better therapeutic strategies for AD.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Heterotypic Seeding Generates Mixed Amyloid Polymorphs ; day:22 ; month:06 ; year:2024 ; extent:12
Small science ; (22.06.2024) (gesamt 12)

Creator
Banerjee, Siddhartha
Baghel, Divya
Edmonds, Harrison O.
Ghosh, Ayanjeet

DOI
10.1002/smsc.202400109
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2406221457059.606283411692
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Banerjee, Siddhartha
  • Baghel, Divya
  • Edmonds, Harrison O.
  • Ghosh, Ayanjeet

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