| Literature DB >> 29774342 |
Xuhua Li1, Xuewei Dong, Guanghong Wei, Martin Margittai, Ruth Nussinov, Buyong Ma.
Abstract
The tau fibrillar structures from the brain of an Alzheimer's patient have a core with a C-shaped motif of the third and fourth repeat domains (R3-R4). Our simulations indicated that the C-shaped motif is only stable for R3-R4, while R1-R2 tends to be linear in shape. These two structural motifs appear in the most stable K18 protofilament. Heparin can further stabilize the C-shaped R3-R4 motif, but not other repeats.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29774342 PMCID: PMC5986281 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc01263f
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222