Mechanism of copper(II)-induced misfolding of Parkinson's disease protein

Scientific Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Rose, Frisco ^a   Hodak, Miroslav ^a   Bernholc, Jerzy ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; COPPER;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; BINDING SITES; COPPER; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 84860174383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00011     Document Type: Article

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