Structural changes in α-synuclein affect its chaperone-like activity in vitro

Protein Science

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2489-2496

  Kim, Thomas D ^a,b   Paik, Seung R ^c   Yang, Chul Hak ^b   Kim, Jongsun ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Molecular chaperone; Parkinson's disease; Protein folding; Structural change; synuclein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CHAPERONE; DITHIOTHREITOL; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; LEWY BODY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0034492520     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.9.12.2489     Document Type: Article

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