Protein misfolding and aggregation of amyloid proteins is the fundamental cause of more than 20 diseases. Molecular mechanisms of the self-assembly and the formation of the toxic aggregates are still elusive. Computer simulations have been intensively used to study the aggregation of amyloid peptides of various amino acid lengths related to neurodegenerative diseases. We review atomistic and coarse-grained simulations of short amyloid peptides aimed at determining their transient oligomeric structures and the early and late aggregation steps.

中文翻译：

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疾病相关肽的聚集。

淀粉样蛋白的蛋白质错误折叠和聚集是20多种疾病的根本原因。自组装和有毒聚集体形成的分子机制仍然难以捉摸。已经广泛使用计算机模拟来研究与神经退行性疾病有关的各种氨基酸长度的淀粉样蛋白肽的聚集。我们审查了短淀粉样肽的原子和粗粒度模拟，旨在确定其短暂的寡聚结构以及早期和晚期聚集步骤。