Aβ(39-42) modulates Aβ oligomerization but not fibril formation

Biochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 108-117

  Gessel, Megan Murray ^a   Wu, Chun ^a   Li, Huiyuan ^b   Bitan, Gal ^b,c   Shea, Joan Emma ^a   Bowers, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID FIBRIL; C-TERMINAL FRAGMENTS; C-TERMINUS; FIBRIL FORMATION; HYDROPHOBIC REGIONS; ION MOBILITY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; ORIGINAL SERIES; THIOFLAVIN T;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OLIGOMERIZATION; TOXICITY;

OLIGOMERS;

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[39-42]; THIOFLAVINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBROGENESIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYLOID; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PC12 CELLS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; RATS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84863011516     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: 15204995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi201520b     Document Type: Article

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