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Dissociation of Amyloid Fibrils of α-Synuclein and Transthyretin by Pressure Reveals Their Reversibl...

Dissociation of Amyloid Fibrils of α-Synuclein and Transthyretin by Pressure Reveals Their Reversibl...

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Dissociation of Amyloid Fibrils of α-Synuclein and Transthyretin by Pressure Reveals Their Reversible Nature and the Formation of Water-Excluded Cavities

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Dissociation of Amyloid Fibrils of α-Synuclein and Transthyretin by Pressure Reveals Their Reversible Nature and the Formation of Water-Excluded Cavities

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2003-08, Vol.100 (17), p.9831-9836

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English

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

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Protein misfolding and aggregation have been linked to several human diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and systemic amyloidosis, by mechanisms that are not yet completely understood. The hallmark of most of these diseases is the formation of highly ordered and β-sheet-rich aggregates referred to as amyloid fibrils. Fibri...

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Dissociation of Amyloid Fibrils of α-Synuclein and Transthyretin by Pressure Reveals Their Reversible Nature and the Formation of Water-Excluded Cavities

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_19411954

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_19411954

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0027-8424

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1091-6490

DOI

10.1073/pnas.1734009100

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