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ArticleComputational and structural biotechnology journal2021

A novel hotspot of gelsolin instability triggers an alternative mechanism of amyloid aggregation.

Michela Bollati, Luisa Diomede, Toni Giorgino, Carmina Natale, Elisa Fagnani, Irene Boniardi, Alberto Barbiroli, Rebecca Alemani, Marten Beeg, Marco Gobbi and 7 more

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Article in Computational and structural biotechnology journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A molecular perspective of gelsolin amyloidosis: An old foe with new faces.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026
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  2. Plant Hormone Cytokinin as Aggregation Modulator of Gelsolin Amyloidosis.Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Michela BollatiIstituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy.
Luisa DiomedeDepartment of Molecular Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano, Italy.
Toni GiorginoIstituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy.
Carmina NataleDepartment of Molecular Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano, Italy.
Elisa FagnaniIstituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy.
Irene BoniardiIstituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy.
Alberto BarbiroliDipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
Rebecca AlemaniIstituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy.
Marten BeegDepartment of Molecular Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano, Italy.
Marco GobbiDepartment of Molecular Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milano, Italy.
Ana FakinEye Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Eloise MastrangeloIstituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy.
Mario MilaniIstituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy.
Gianluca PresciuttiniIstituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa, Italy.
Edi GabellieriIstituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa, Italy.
Patrizia CioniIstituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa, Italy.
Matteo de RosaIstituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy.
Instituto di Biofisica · ESMario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research · ITLjubljana University Medical Centre · SIUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gelsolin comprises six homologous domains, named G1 to G6. Single point substitutions in this protein are responsible for AGel amyloidosis, a hereditary disease causing progressive corneal lattice dystrophy, cutis laxa, and polyneuropathy. Although several different amyloidogenic variants of gelsolin have been identified, only the most common mutants present in the G2 domain have been thoroughly characterized, leading to clarification of the functional mechanism. The molecular events underlying the pathological aggregation of 3 recently identified mutations, namely A551P, E553K and M517R, all localized at the interface between G4 and G5, are here explored for the first time. Structural studies point to destabilization of the interface between G4 and G5 due to three structural determinants: β-strand breaking, steric hindrance and/or charge repulsion, all implying impairment of interdomain contacts. Such rearrangements decrease the temperature and pressure stability of gelsolin but do not alter its susceptibility to furin cleavage, the first event in the canonical aggregation pathway. These variants also have a greater tendency to aggregate in the unproteolysed forms and exhibit higher proteotoxicity in a

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AGel, gelsolin amyloidosisAmyloidosisC. elegansGelsolinGSN, gelsolinMisfoldingPathogenic variant

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PMID34938411
PMCPMC8649582
OpenAlexW3216369925

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