The effect of Alzheimer's Aβ aggregation state on the permeation of biomimetic lipid vesicles.

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Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the aggregation and deposition of the Aβ peptide. This 40 or 42 residue peptide is the product of the proteolysis of the amyloid precursor protein membrane protein and is able to assemble to form ordered, stable amyloid fibrils as well as small, soluble, and potentially cytotoxic oligomers. The toxicity of the oligomers may be associated with the ability to bind to and...

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