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Amyloid Fibrils
Amyloid-like fibrils analyzed, structure of the cross-beta spine revealed
July 25th, 2005
Recent research published in the journal Nature has elucidated the structure of the cross-beta spine of amyloid-like fibrils. "Numerous soluble proteins convert to insoluble amyloid-like fibrils that have common properties. Amyloid fibrils are associated with fatal diseases such as Alzheimer, and amyloid-like fibrils can be formed in vitro," wrote R. Nelson and colleagues, University of California, Los Angeles. "For the yeast protein Sup35, conversion to amyloid-like fibrils is associated with a transmissible infection akin to that caused by mammalian prions. A seven-residue peptide segment from Sup35 forms amyloid-like fibrils and closely...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2005-07-25)
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