Sequence Determinants of Bacterial Amyloid Formation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 380, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 570-580

  Wang, Xuan ^a   Chapman, Matthew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

amyloid; asparagine and glutamine residues; curli; nucleation; polymerization

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMYLOID; ASPARAGINE; CSGA PROTEIN; GLUTAMINE; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SALMONELLA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 44949244024     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.05.019     Document Type: Article

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