The characterization and comparison of amyloidogenic segments and non-amyloidogenic segments shed light on amyloid formation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 447, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 255-262

  Chen, Shunmei ^a,b   Gao, Shan ^c   Cheng, Dongqiang ^a,b   Huang, Jingfei ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Amyloidogenic segments; Flexibility; Non amyloidogenic segments; Physico chemical properties

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; HYDROGEN; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOGENIC SEGMENTS; FLEXIBILITY; NON-AMYLOIDOGENIC SEGMENTS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

AMYLOID; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84899919771     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.03.115     Document Type: Article

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