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Aβ(1–42) fibril structure illuminates self-recognition and replication of amyloid in Alzheimer's disease

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The atomic model of an Aβ(1–42) amyloid fibril, from solid-state NMR (ssNMR) data, is presented, providing insight into the A β(1-42)-selective self-replicating amyloids-propagation machinery in early-stage Alzheimer's disease.
Abstract
Aβ(1–42) is the most pathogenic amyloid-β species in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The solid-state NMR–based atomic model of an Aβ(1–42) fibril elucidates the mechanism of fibril formation and propagation in AD and other amyloid diseases.

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Fibril structure of amyloid-β(1-42) by cryo-electron microscopy.

TL;DR: The complete structure of an Aβ(1–42) fibril composed of two intertwined protofilaments determined by cryo–electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and provides a structural basis for understanding the effect of several disease-causing and disease-preventing mutations.
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Atomic-resolution structure of a disease-relevant Aβ(1–42) amyloid fibril

TL;DR: The 3D structure of a disease-relevant Aβ(1–42) fibril polymorph is determined combining data from solid-state NMR spectroscopy and mass-per-length measurements from EM, forming a double-horseshoe–like cross–β-sheet entity with maximally buried hydrophobic side chains.
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Atomic Resolution Structure of Monomorphic Aβ42 Amyloid Fibrils

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A new era for understanding amyloid structures and disease.

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3D structure of Alzheimer's amyloid-β(1–42) fibrils

TL;DR: The 3D structure of the fibrils comprising Aβ(1–42), which was obtained by using hydrogen-bonding constraints from quenched hydrogen/deuterium-exchange NMR, side-chain packing constraints from pairwise mutagenesis studies, and parallel, in-register β-sheet arrangement from previous solid-state NMR studies, explains the sequence selectivity, the cooperativity, and the apparent unidirectionality of Aβ fibril growth.
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