Los péptidos derivados de dos proteínas dinámicamente desordenadas se autoensamblan en fibrillas tipo amiloide

Brian Bothner1, Yves Aubin, Richard W Kriwacki

  • 1Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.

Resumen

Los péptidos cortos de las proteínas asociadas al cáncer p14ARF y Hdm2 se autoensamblan en nuevas estructuras similares a las amiloides. Este mecanismo de ensamblaje biomolecular utiliza cadenas beta binarias y extendidas para posibles aplicaciones de nanoestructura.

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