Conjunto de péptidos derivados de las regiones de hoja β de la β-amiloide

Nicholas L Truex1, Yilin Wang1, James S Nowick1

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine , Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States.

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Los investigadores investigaron la enfermedad de Alzheimer mediante el estudio del autoensamblaje de los péptidos β-amiloide (Aβ). Encontraron que las regiones específicas de Aβ forman tetrámeros a través del emparejamiento de dímeros, proporcionando información sobre los mecanismos de agregación de Aβ.

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