Abstract
The main cause of many neurodegenerative diseases and systemic amyloidoses is protein and peptide aggregation and the formation of amyloid fibrils. The study of aggregation mechanisms, the discovery and description of aggregate structures, and a comprehensive understanding of the molecular mechanisms of amyloid formation are of great importance for the diagnostic processes at the molecular level and for the development of therapeutic strategies to counter aggregation-associated disorders. Given that understanding protein misfolding phenomena is directly related to the protein folding process, we will briefly explain the protein folding mechanism and then discuss the important factors involved in protein aggregation. In the following, we review different mechanisms of amyloid formation and finally represent the current knowledge on how amyloid fibrils are formed based on kinetic and thermodynamic factors.
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