Functional amyloid: Widespread in Nature, diverse in purpose

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 207-219

  Pham, Chi L L ^a   Kwan, Ann H ^a   Sunde, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Biofilm; Chorion protein; Curli; Fibril; Hydrophobin; Self assembly; Surface adhesion

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; HUMAN; MELANOSOME; METABOLISM; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMYLOID; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL COMMUNICATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MELANOSOMES; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS;

EID: 84906267564     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BSE0560207     Document Type: Article

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