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Tetracycline inhibits W7FW14F apomyoglobin fibril extension and keeps the amyloid protein in a pre-fibrillar, highly cytotoxic state.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Feb 2006
Malmo Clorinda, Vilasi Silvia, Iannuzzi Clara, Tacchi Silvia, Cametti Cesare, Irace Gaetano, Sirangelo Ivana
Abstract excerpt
A significant number of fatal diseases are classified as protein deposition disorders, in which a normally soluble protein is deposited in an insoluble amyloid form. It has been reported that tetracycline exhibits anti-amyloidogenic activity by inhibiting aggregate formation and disaggregating preformed fibrils. In this work, we examined the effect induced by the presence of tetracycline on the fibrillogenesis...
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