Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy

M Schweighauser, Y Shi, A Tarutani, F Kametani… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Synucleinopathies, which include multiple system atrophy (MSA), Parkinson’s disease,
Parkinson’s disease with dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), are human …

Cryo-EM structures of amyloid-β 42 filaments from human brains

…, W Zhang, M Huang, S Lövestam, M Schweighauser… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Filament assembly of amyloid-β peptides ending at residue 42 (Aβ42) is a central event in
Alzheimer’s disease. Here, we report the cryo–electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of …

[PDF][PDF] Neurofilament light chain in blood and CSF as marker of disease progression in mouse models and in neurodegenerative diseases

…, J Schelle, A Apel, SA Kaeser, M Schweighauser… - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
A majority of current disease-modifying therapeutic approaches for age-related neurodegenerative
diseases target their characteristic proteopathic lesions (α-synuclein, Tau, Aβ). To …

[HTML][HTML] Tau filaments from multiple cases of sporadic and inherited Alzheimer's disease adopt a common fold

B Falcon, W Zhang, M Schweighauser, AG Murzin… - Acta …, 2018 - Springer
The ordered assembly of tau protein into abnormal filaments is a defining characteristic of
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. It is not known if the …

Structures of α-synuclein filaments from human brains with Lewy pathology

Y Yang, Y Shi, M Schweighauser, X Zhang, A Kotecha… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common movement disorder, with resting tremor, rigidity,
bradykinesia and postural instability being major symptoms 1 . Neuropathologically, it is …

[HTML][HTML] Age-dependent formation of TMEM106B amyloid filaments in human brains

M Schweighauser, D Arseni, M Bacioglu, M Huang… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Many age-dependent neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s,
are characterized by abundant inclusions of amyloid filaments. Filamentous inclusions of the …

Ablation of the mTORC2 component rictor in brain or Purkinje cells affects size and neuron morphology

…, D Cloëtta, RM Lustenberger, M Schweighauser… - Journal of Cell …, 2013 - rupress.org
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) assembles into two distinct multi-protein
complexes called mTORC1 and mTORC2. Whereas mTORC1 is known to regulate cell and …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-EM structures of amyloid-β filaments with the Arctic mutation (E22G) from human and mouse brains

Y Yang, W Zhang, AG Murzin, M Schweighauser… - Acta …, 2023 - Springer
The Arctic mutation, encoding E693G in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene [E22G in
amyloid-β (Aβ)], causes dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease. Here, we report the high-…

Seeded assembly in vitro does not replicate the structures of α‐synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy

S Lövestam, M Schweighauser, T Matsubara… - FEBS open …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The propagation of conformational strains by templated seeding is central to the prion
concept. Seeded assembly of α‐synuclein into filaments is believed to underlie the prion‐like …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-EM structures of tau filaments from the brains of mice transgenic for human mutant P301S Tau

M Schweighauser, AG Murzin, J Macdonald… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2023 - Springer
Mice transgenic for human mutant P301S tau are widely used as models for human tauopathies.
They develop neurodegeneration and abundant filamentous inclusions made of human …