Solvation-Guided Design of Fluorescent Probes for Discrimination of Amyloids

Abstract The deposition of insoluble protein aggregates in the brain is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases. While their exact role in neurodegeneration remains unclear, the presence of these amyloid deposits often precedes clinical symptoms. As a result, recent progress in imaging methods...

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Main Authors: Kevin J. Cao, Kristyna M. Elbel, Jessica L. Cifelli, Jordi Cirera, Christina J. Sigurdson, Francesco Paesani, Emmanuel A. Theodorakis, Jerry Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25131-2