Aggregation of amyloids in a cellular context: modelling and experiment.

@article{Friedman2011AggregationOA,
  title={Aggregation of amyloids in a cellular context: modelling and experiment.},
  author={Ran Friedman},
  journal={The Biochemical journal},
  year={2011},
  volume={438 3},
  pages={
          415-26
        }
}
  • R. Friedman
  • Published 15 September 2011
  • Biology
  • The Biochemical journal
Amyloid-related diseases are a group of illnesses in which an abnormal accumulation of proteins into fibrillar structures is evident. Results from a wide range of studies, ranging from identification of amyloid-β dimers in the brain to biophysical characterization of the interactions between amyloidogenic peptides and lipid membranes during fibril growth shed light on the initial events which take place during amyloid aggregation. Accounts of fibril disaggregation and formation of globular… 
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