Amyloidogenic 60-71 deletion/ValThr insertion mutation of apolipoprotein A-I generates a new aggregation-prone segment that promotes nucleation through entropic effects.

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The N-terminal fragment of apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I), comprising residues 1-83, contains three segments prone to aggregation: residues 14-22, 53-58, and 67-72. We previously demonstrated that residues 14-22 are critical in apoA-I fibril formation while residues 53-58 entropically drove the nucleation process. Here, we investigated the impact of amyloidogenic mutations (Δ60-71/VT, Δ70-72, and F71Y) located...

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