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Peptide probes detect misfolded transthyretin oligomers in plasma of hereditary amyloidosis patients.
Science translational medicine - 13 Sept 2017
Schonhoft Joseph D, Monteiro Cecilia, Plate Lars, Eisele Yvonne S, Kelly John M, Boland Daniel, Parker Christopher G, Cravatt Benjamin F, Teruya Sergio, Helmke Stephen, Maurer Mathew, Berk John, Sekijima Yoshiki, Novais Marta, Coelho Teresa, Powers Evan T, Kelly Jeffery W
Abstract excerpt
Increasing evidence supports the hypothesis that soluble misfolded protein assemblies contribute to the degeneration of postmitotic tissue in amyloid diseases. However, there is a dearth of reliable nonantibody-based probes for selectively detecting oligomeric aggregate structures circulating in plasma or deposited in tissues, making it difficult to scrutinize this hypothesis in patients. Hence, understanding the...
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