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Amyloid

Known as: Amyloid [Chemical/Ingredient], amyloids, Amyloid Substance 
A fibrous protein complex that consists of proteins folded into a specific cross beta-pleated sheet structure. This fibrillar structure has been… 
National Institutes of Health

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APP geneAmyloid A component Ag:PrThr:Pt:Tiss:Ord:Immune stainAmyloid A:MCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:QnAmyloid A:MCnt:Pt:Tiss:Qn

Narrower (18)

APP protein, humanAmyloid FibrilsAmyloid ProteinsAmyloid beta-Protein Precursor

Broader (2)

GlycoproteinsScleroproteins

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Review
2013
Review
2013
Amyloids and yeast prion biology.
The prions (infectious proteins) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are proteins acting as genes, by templating their conformation from… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Unzipping a functional microbial amyloid.
Bacterial and fungal species produce some of the best-characterized functional amyloids, that is, extracellular fibres that play… 
2010
2010
Concanavalin A aggregation and toxicity on cell cultures.
2008
2008
Endo-siRNAs: yet another layer of complexity in RNA silencing
  • T. Nilsen
  • Nature Structural &Molecular Biology
  • 2008
  • Corpus ID: 27150561
Organisms possessing RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity are known to produce endogenous small interfering RNAs (esiRNAs). It… 
2006
2006
The amyloid code
Is there a conspiracy afoot to keep one theory dominant in Alzheimer disease research? Maybe not, but as Apoorva Mandavilli… 
2005
2005
Circular Dichroism of Designed Peptide Helices and β‐Hairpins: Analysis of Trp‐ and Tyr‐Rich Peptides
Carefullychosen peptide systems can provide valuable insights into the details of protein folding. Construction of the… 
2003
2003
β2-Microglobulin amyloidosis: Insights from conservation analysis and fibril modelling by protein docking techniques
2002
2002
Laminin affects polymerization, depolymerization and neurotoxicity of Aβ peptide
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Water-soluble beta-sheet models which self-assemble into fibrillar structures.
Self-assembly of beta-sheet domains resulting in the formation of pathogenic, fibrillar protein aggregates (amyloids) is a… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
An interaction between basement membrane and Alzheimer amyloid precursor proteins suggests a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.
BACKGROUND Extracellular matrix proteins (ECMPs) of the basement membrane type, such as the heparan sulfate proteoglycan perlecan… 
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