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Different soluble aggregates of Aβ42 can give rise to cellular toxicity through different mechanisms

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De, Suman, Wirthensohn, David C., Flagmeier, Patrick, Hughes, Craig, Aprile, Francesco A., Ruggeri, Francesco S., Whiten, Daniel R., Emin, Derya +9 more·2019·Nature Communications

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Protein aggregation is a complex process resulting in the formation of heterogeneous mixtures of aggregate populations that are closely linked to neurodegenerative conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease. Here, we find that soluble aggregates formed at different stages of the aggregation process of amyloid beta (Aβ42) induce the disruption of lipid bilayers and an inflammatory response to different extents. Further, by using gradient ultracentrifugation assay, we show that the smaller aggregates are those most potent at inducing membrane permeability and most effectively inhibited by antibodies binding to the C-terminal region of Aβ42. By contrast, we find that the larger soluble aggregates are those most effective at causing an inflammatory response in microglia cells and more effectively inhibited by antibodies targeting the N-terminal region of Aβ42. These findings suggest that different toxic mechanisms driven by different soluble aggregated species of Aβ42 may contribute to the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

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  • Misfolded proteins and protein aggregates, including tau, Aβ, α-synuclein, mutant huntingtin, TDP-43, SOD1, and FUS induce microglial activation and neuroinflammation.

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Authors
De, S., Wirthensohn, D. C., Flagmeier, P., Hughes, C., Aprile, F. A., Ruggeri, F. S., Whiten, D. R., Emin, D., Xia, Z., Varela, J. A., Sormanni, P., Kundel, F., Knowles, T. P. J., Dobson, C. M., Bryant, C., Vendruscolo, M., & Klenerman, D.
Affiliations
University of Cambridge (GB)
Corresponding author
  • De, Suman
  • Vendruscolo, Michele
  • Klenerman, David
Venue
Nature Communications
Published
2019-04-04
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
1541-1541
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2927667967
Cited by
448
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 18 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 188 · 2020: 114 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 1
FWCI
59.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • Spiral (Imperial College London) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
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Funders
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (IIR 16-003)
  • Wellcome Trust (669237)
  • Alzheimer's Society (317, AS-SF-16-003, AS-SF-16-003)
  • Royal Society
  • University of Cambridge
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds
  • Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
  • H2020 European Research Council (669237)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
amyloid-beta 42, Alzheimer's disease, membrane permeability, lipid bilayer disruption, neuroinflammation, microglia, anti-amyloid antibodies, aggregation kinetics, aggregate size, neurotoxicity
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Membrane Permeability, Lipid Bilayers, Ultracentrifugation, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Microglia, Mice, Protein Aggregation, Pathological

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