A structure-toxicity study of Aß42 reveals a new anti-parallel aggregation pathway.

Amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides produced by APP cleavage are central to the pathology of Alzheimer's disease. Despite widespread interest in this issue, the relationship between the auto-assembly and toxicity of these peptides remains controversial. One intriguing feature stems from their capacity t...

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Main Authors: Hélène Vignaud, Claude Bobo, Ioan Lascu, Karin Margareta Sörgjerd, Tamotsu Zako, Mizuo Maeda, Benedicte Salin, Sophie Lecomte, Christophe Cullin
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/24244667/?tool=EBI