Review: Formation and properties of amyloid-like fibrils derived from α-synuclein and related proteins

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 300-309

  El Agnaf, Omar M A ^a   Irvine, G Brent ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's Disease; Amyloid; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Fibrils; Lewy bodies; Multiple system atrophy; Parkinson's Disease; synuclein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; AMYLOID;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYLOIDOSIS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

EID: 0033850190     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.2000.4262     Document Type: Review

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