Isr J Chem. 2017 Jul;57(7):738-749. doi: 10.1002/ijch.201600079. Epub 2017 Jan 30.
Israel journal of chemistry
Lingyun Zhang, Jeremy D Schmit
PMID: 28935998 PMCID: PMC5602581 DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201600079
We present a theoretical model for the nucleation of amyloid fibrils. In our model we use helix-coil theory to describe the equilibrium between a soluble native state and an aggregation-prone unfolded state. We then extend the theory to include oligomers with
Keywords: Amyloid beta-peptides; Biophysics; Fibrous proteins; Protein models; aggregation