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Structural and Thermodynamic Characteristics of Amyloidogenic Intermediates of β-2-Microglobulin.
Scientific reports - 8 Sept 2015
Chong Song-Ho, Hong Jooyeon, Lim Sulgi, Cho Sunhee, Lee Jinkeong, Ham Sihyun
Abstract excerpt
β-2-microglobulin (β2m) self-aggregates to form amyloid fibril in renal patients taking long-term dialysis treatment. Despite the extensive structural and mutation studies carried out so far, the molecular details on the factors that dictate amyloidogenic potential of β2m remain elusive. Here we report molecular dynamics simulations followed by the solvation thermodynamic analyses on the wild-type β2m and D76N,...
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