The Josephin domain determines the morphological and mechanical properties of ataxin-3 fibrils

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2033-2042

  Masino, Laura ^a   Nicastro, Giuseppe ^a   De Simone, Alfonso ^b   Calder, Lesley ^a   Molloy, Justin ^a   Pastore, Annalisa ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79959686811     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.02.056     Document Type: Article

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