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Solution Structures of β Peptide and Its Constituent Fragments: Relation to Amyloid Deposition
Colin James Barrow, Michael G. Zagorski. Science, 1991-07-12
Topic: Disease mechanisms in lab and animal studies
The secondary structures in solution of the synthetic, naturally occurring, amyloid beta peptides, residues 1 to 42 [beta (1-42)] and beta (1-39), and related fragments, beta (1-28) and beta (29-42), have been studied by circular dichroism and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In patients with Alzheimer's disease, extracellular amyloid plaque core is primarily composed of beta (1-42), whereas cerebrovascular amyloid contains the more soluble beta (1-39). In aqueous trifluoroethanol solution, the beta (1-28), beta (1-39), and beta (1-42) peptides adopt monomeric alpha-helical structures at both low and high pH, whereas at intermediate pH (4 to 7) an oligomeric beta structure (the probable structure in plaques) predominates. Thus, beta peptide is not by itself an insoluble protein (as originally thought), and localized or normal age-related alterations of pH may be necessary for the self-assembly and deposition of beta peptide. The hydrophobic carboxyl-terminal segment, beta(29-42), exists exclusively as an oligomeric beta sheet in solution, regardless of differences in solvent, pH, or temperature, suggesting that this segment directs the folding of the complete beta (1-42) peptide to produce the beta-pleated sheet found in amyloid plaques.
Key findings
- The hydrophobic carboxyl-terminal segment, beta(29-42), exists exclusively as an oligomeric beta sheet in solution, regardless of differences in solvent, pH, or temperature, suggesting that this segment directs the folding of the complete beta (1-42) peptide to produce the beta-pleated sheet found in amyloid plaques.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 41/100
Published in a top-tier journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multi-centre collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 24 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 41 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 10 / 10 | Tier 1 — top-tier general journal (Science) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 1991 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 1853202) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 24 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 24 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 41 out of 100. |
| Total | 41 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Barrow, C. J., & Zagorski, M. G. (1991). Solution Structures of β Peptide and Its Constituent Fragments: Relation to Amyloid Deposition. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1853202
Vancouver
Barrow CJ, Zagorski MG. Solution Structures of β Peptide and Its Constituent Fragments: Relation to Amyloid Deposition. Science. 1991. doi:10.1126/science.1853202. PMID: 1853202.
BibTeX
@article{barrow1991-1853202,
author = {Barrow, Colin James and Zagorski, Michael G.},
title = {{Solution Structures of β Peptide and Its Constituent Fragments: Relation to Amyloid Deposition}},
journal = {Science},
year = {1991},
doi = {10.1126/science.1853202},
pmid = {1853202},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1853202}
}