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Amyloid Fibrils and Protein Aggregation
Description
Amyloid fibrils are protein aggregates with a very specific structure. They are made when proteins misfold and stick together in long, ordered fibers. This structure makes them different from many other protein clumps.
Amyloid fibrils are important in biology because they are linked to protein ag...
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Transcript
Le proteine si ripiegano in strutture energeticamente favorevoli con i loro aminoacidi idrofobi all'interno e gli aminoacidi caricati e polari all'esterno. Alcune proteine si ripiegano facilmente da sole, ma molte sono guidate a ripiegarsi correttamente da proteine chiamate chaperones. A volte le proteine si ripiegano in forme errate, spesso ind...
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