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Cataract-associated P23T γD-crystallin retains a native-like fold in amorphous-looking aggregates formed at physiological pH

Cataracts cause vision loss through the large-scale aggregation of eye lens proteins as a result of ageing or congenital mutations. The development of new treatments is hindered by uncertainty about the nature of the aggregates and their mechanism of formation. We describe the structure and morpholo...

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Autores principales: Boatz, Jennifer C., Whitley, Matthew J., Li, Mingyue, Gronenborn, Angela M., van der Wel, Patrick C. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5424181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28474685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15137