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Title | Cryo-EM structures of lipidic fibrils of amyloid-β (1-40). |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Page 1297, Year 2024 |
Publish date | Feb 13, 2024 |
Authors | Benedikt Frieg / Mookyoung Han / Karin Giller / Christian Dienemann / Dietmar Riedel / Stefan Becker / Loren B Andreas / Christian Griesinger / Gunnar F Schröder / |
PubMed Abstract | Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and incurable neurodegenerative disease characterized by the extracellular deposition of amyloid plaques. Investigation into the composition of these plaques ...Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and incurable neurodegenerative disease characterized by the extracellular deposition of amyloid plaques. Investigation into the composition of these plaques revealed a high amount of amyloid-β (Aβ) fibrils and a high concentration of lipids, suggesting that fibril-lipid interactions may also be relevant for the pathogenesis of AD. Therefore, we grew Aβ40 fibrils in the presence of lipid vesicles and determined their structure by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to high resolution. The fold of the major polymorph is similar to the structure of brain-seeded fibrils reported previously. The majority of the lipids are bound to the fibrils, as we show by cryo-EM and NMR spectroscopy. This apparent lipid extraction from vesicles observed here in vitro provides structural insights into potentially disease-relevant fibril-lipid interactions. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:38351005 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (helical sym.) |
Resolution | 2.88 - 3.86 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-17218, PDB-8ovk: EMDB-17223, PDB-8ovm: EMDB-17234, PDB-8owd: EMDB-17235, PDB-8owe: EMDB-17238, PDB-8owj: EMDB-17239, PDB-8owk: |
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Keywords | PROTEIN FIBRIL / amyloid-beta / fibril / lipids |