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A regulatable switch mediates self-association in an immunoglobulin fold

β-2 microglobulin (β2m) is a globular protein that self-associates into fibrillar amyloid deposits in patients undergoing hemodialysis therapy. Formation of these β-sheet–rich assemblies is a fundamental property of polypeptides that can be triggered by diverse conditions. For β2m, oligomerization i...

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Autores principales: Calabrese, Matthew F, Eakin, Catherine M, Wang, Jimin M, Miranker, Andrew D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2680708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19172750

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