Thermodynamic selection of steric zipper patterns in the amyloid cross-beta spine.

At the core of amyloid fibrils is the cross-beta spine, a long tape of beta-sheets formed by the constituent proteins. Recent high-resolution x-ray studies show that the unit of this filamentous structure is a beta-sheet bilayer with side chains within the bilayer forming a tightly interdigitating &...

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Main Authors: Jiyong Park, Byungnam Kahng, Wonmuk Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2723932?pdf=render