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  • Biochemistry
  • Neuroscience
  • Computational Biology

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  • Amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide aggregation is central to Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology.
  • Low-molecular weight Aβ oligomers are considered the primary neurotoxic agents in AD.
  • Aβ aggregation is a nucleation-dependent process influenced by molecular interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the heterotypic interactions between Aβ peptides and fatty acids (FAs).
  • To understand how FAs modulate Aβ aggregation pathways under different concentration regimes.
  • To explore the potential impact of FA-induced Aβ conformational changes on AD pathogenesis.

Main Methods:

  • Reduced order modeling (ROM) to simulate Aβ-FA interactions.
  • Ensemble kinetic simulation (EKS) to analyze aggregation dynamics.
  • Analysis of Aβ aggregation in non-micellar, pseudo-micellar, and micellar FA phases.

Main Results:

  • Fatty acids distinctly influence Aβ dynamics across three concentration regimes (non-micellar, pseudo-micellar, micellar).
  • Non-micellar FA phases promote on-pathway fibril formation.
  • Pseudo-micellar and micellar FA phases predominantly promote off-pathway oligomers with distinct conformations.
  • Off-pathway oligomers appear to saturate at a limited molecular size.

Conclusions:

  • Biological interfaces, such as those involving fatty acids, can significantly modulate Aβ aggregation pathways.
  • The formation of distinct Aβ conformeric strains via FA interactions may have profound phenotypic outcomes in AD.
  • Findings provide mechanistic insights into FA's role in Aβ aggregation and AD pathology, supporting prior experimental observations.