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Residue-Specific Binding Mechanisms of Thioflavin T to a Surface of Flat β-Sheets within a Peptide Self-Assembly Mimic.
Biochemistry - 4 Aug 2020
Namioka Sae, Yoshida Norio, Konno Hiroyuki, Makabe Koki
Abstract excerpt
Thioflavin T (ThT) is a popular fluorescent dye for detecting amyloid, a protein aggregate with a β-sheet-rich structure that causes many neurodegenerative diseases. Despite the dye's popularity, a detailed understanding of its molecular binding mechanism remains elusive. We previously reported a protein model that can bind ThT on a single-layer β-sheet and revealed that a channel formed by aromatic rings with a...
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