Intrinsic fluorescent detection of tau conformation and aggregation

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 299, Issue , 2005, Pages 175-184

  von Bergen, Martin ^a   Li, Li ^a   Mandelkow, Eckhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK UNIT FOR STRUCTURAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Conformational stability; Paired helical filament; Self assembly; Tau protein; Trypto phan fluorescence

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; TAU PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

BETA SHEET; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 22844439753     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-874-9:175     Document Type: Chapter

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