A comparative study of amyloid fibril formation by residues 15-19 of the human calcitonin hormone: A single β-sheet model with a small hydrophobic core

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 345, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1213-1227

  Haspel, Nurit ^a   Zanuy, David ^b   Ma, Buyong ^c   Wolfson, Haim ^a   Nussinov, Ruth ^c,d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b M

^c SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^d Tel A

Author keywords

amyloid conformation; calcitonin; hydrophobic core; network of interactions; sheet

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; ASPARTYLPHENYLALANYLASPARAGINYLLYSYLPHENYLALANINE; CALCITONIN; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 11844291405     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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