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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2723932?pdf=render |