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Huntingtin Spheroids and Protofibrils as Precursors in Polyglutamine Fibrilization

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Poirier, Michelle A., Li, Huilin, Macosko, Jed, Cai, Shuowei, Amzel, Mario, Ross, Christopher A.·2002·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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The pathology of Huntington's disease is characterized by neuronal degeneration and inclusions containing N-terminal fragments of mutant huntingtin (htt). To study htt aggregation, we examined purified htt fragments in vitro, finding globular and protofibrillar intermediates participating in the genesis of mature fibrils. These intermediates were high in beta-structure. Furthermore, Congo Red, a dye that stains amyloid fibrils, prevented the assembly of mutant htt into mature fibrils, but not the formation of protofibrils. Other proteins capable of forming ordered aggregates, such as amyloid beta and alpha-synuclein, form similar intermediates, suggesting that the mechanisms of mutant htt aggregation and possibly htt toxicity may overlap with other neurodegenerative disorders.

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Authors
Poirier, M. A., Li, H., Macosko, J., Cai, S., Amzel, M., & Ross, C. A.
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-10
Volume
277
Issue
43
Pages
41032-41037
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
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W2001997725
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367
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4
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7.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Poirier, M. A., Li, H., Macosko, J., Cai, S., Amzel, M., & Ross, C. A. (2002). Huntingtin Spheroids and Protofibrils as Precursors in Polyglutamine Fibrilization. Journal of Biological Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m205809200

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