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Rapid Generation of Amyloid from Native Proteins In vitro
Published on: December 6, 2013
ATP-promoted amyloidosis of an amyloid beta peptide
1Birchall Centre for Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
Abstract:
Amyloidosis is implicated in the aetiology of a number of disorders of human health. The factors that influence its instigation and subsequent rate of progress are the subject of a considerable research effort. The peptide fragment A beta(25-35) is amyloidogenic and has proven to be a useful model of the processes involved in amyloidosis. It is demonstrated herein that the assembly of A beta(25-35) into thioflavin T-reactive fibrils and their subsequent rearrangement into advanced glycation endproducts is accelerated by ATP. Aluminium potentiated these effects of ATP, suggesting a possible link with the aetiology of amyloidoses in vivo.
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