AMYLOID 3 (IMAGE)

Rice University

AMYLOID 3

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A sequence from computational models produced at Rice University shows how an amyloid beta peptide (magenta) docks and locks to an amyloid fibril. Simulations revealed the intermediate conformations in steps 2 through 5, indications of frustration in binding that may present new opportunities for treatment.

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Illustration by Kaitlin Knapp/Rice University

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