Cryo-EM structure of ex vivo fibrils associated with extreme AA amyloidosis prevalence in a cat shelter
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ABSTRACT: We present the 3.3 Å cryo-EM structure of an AA amyloid extracted post-mortem from the diseased kidney of a DSH cat with renal failure. The structure reveals a cross-beta architecture assembled from two 76-residue long proto-filaments. Despite >70% sequence homology to mouse and human SAA, the cat SAA variant adopts a unique amyloid fold exhibiting type-2 polymorphism. Based on shared disease profiles and almost identical sequences, we propose a similar amyloid fold of deposits identified previously in captive cheetah.
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Felis Catus (cat) (felis Silvestris Catus)
TISSUE(S): Kidney
SUBMITTER: Giulia Mazzini
LAB HEAD: Giovanni Palladini
PROVIDER: PXD035851 | Pride | 2022-11-18
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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