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Structure, stability, and aggregation of β-2 microglobulin mutants: insights from a Fourier transform infrared study in solution and in the crystalline state.
Biophysical journal - 4 Apr 2012
Ami Diletta, Ricagno Stefano, Bolognesi Martino, Bellotti Vittorio, Doglia Silvia Maria, Natalello Antonino
Abstract excerpt
β-2 microglobulin (β2m) is an amyloidogenic protein involved in dialysis-related amyloidosis. We report here the study of the structural properties of the protein in solution and in the form of single crystals by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and microspectroscopy. The investigation has been extended to four β2m mutants previously characterized by x-ray crystallography: Asp(53)Pro, Asp(59)Pro,...
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