Role of sequence and structural polymorphism on the mechanical properties of amyloid fibrils

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Yoon, Gwonchan ^a,b   Lee, Myeongsang ^a   Kim, Jae In ^a   Na, Sungsoo ^a   Eom, Kilho ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLIN; AMYLOID; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMYLOID; HUMANS; ISLET AMYLOID POLYPEPTIDE; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MUTANT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; THERMODYNAMICS; VIBRATION;

EID: 84895781698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088502     Document Type: Article

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