The interplay between PolyQ and protein context delays aggregation by forming a reservoir of protofibrils.
Polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases are inherited neurodegenerative disorders caused by the expansion of CAG codon repeats, which code for polyQ in the corresponding gene products. These diseases are associated with the presence of amyloid-like protein aggregates, induced by polyQ expansion. It has been...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-12-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1762411?pdf=render |