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Prediction of "hot spots" of aggregation in disease-linked polypeptides.
BMC structural biology - 30 Sept 2005
Sánchez de Groot Natalia, Pallarés Irantzu, Avilés Francesc X, Vendrell Josep, Ventura Salvador
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The polypeptides involved in amyloidogenesis may be globular proteins with a defined 3D-structure or natively unfolded proteins. The first class includes polypeptides such as beta2-microglobulin, lysozyme, transthyretin or the prion protein, whereas beta-amyloid peptide, amylin or alpha-synuclein all belong to the second class. Recent studies suggest that specific regions in the proteins act as "hot...
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