Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Various Hypotheses on the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2019
Keywords
Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Pathological Modifications, Experimental and Theoretical Techniques
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pmbts.2019.05.007
Abstract
Amyloid-β (Aβ) and α-synuclein (αS) are two intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) at the centers of the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, respectively. Different hypotheses have been proposed for explanation of the molecular mechanisms of the pathogenesis of these two diseases, with these two IDPs being involved in many of these hypotheses. Currently, we do not know, which of these hypothesis is more accurate. Experiments face challenges due to the rapid conformational changes, fast aggregation processes, solvent and paramagnetic effects in studying these two IDPs in detail. Furthermore, pathological modifications impact their structures and energetics. Theoretical studies using computational chemistry and computational biology have been utilized to understand the structures and energetics of Aβ and αS. In this chapter, we introduce Aβ and αS in light of various hypotheses, and discuss different experimental and theoretical techniques that are used to study these two proteins along with their weaknesses and strengths. We suggest that a promising solution for studying Aβ and αS at the center of varying hypotheses could be provided by developing new techniques that link quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, bioinformatics to machine learning. Such new developments could also lead to development in experimental techniques.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Various Hypotheses on the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases, in V. N. Uversky, Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science, Academic Press, p. 145-223
Scholar Commons Citation
Coskuner, Orkid and Uversky, Vladimir N., "Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Various Hypotheses on the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases" (2019). Molecular Medicine Faculty Publications. 1093.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mme_facpub/1093
