Unlocked concanavalin A forms amyloid-like fibrils from coagulation of long-lived "crinkled" intermediates.

Understanding the early events during amyloid aggregation processes is crucial to single out the involved molecular mechanisms and for designing ad hoc strategies to prevent and reverse amyloidogenic disorders. Here, we show that, in conditions in which the protein is positively charged and its conf...

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Main Authors: Valeria Vetri, Maurizio Leone, Ludmilla A Morozova-Roche, Bente Vestergaard, Vito Foderà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23874809/?tool=EBI