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Ribonuclease A suggests how proteins self-chaperone against amyloid fiber formation
Article first published online: 23 NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1002/pro.754
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Teng, P. K., Anderson, N. J., Goldschmidt, L., Sawaya, M. R., Sambashivan, S. and Eisenberg, D. (2012), Ribonuclease A suggests how proteins self-chaperone against amyloid fiber formation. Protein Science, 21: 26–37. doi: 10.1002/pro.754
Publication History
- Issue published online: 15 DEC 2011
- Article first published online: 23 NOV 2011
- Accepted manuscript online: 16 NOV 2011 09:59AM EST
- Manuscript Revised: 17 OCT 2011
- Manuscript Accepted: 17 OCT 2011
- Manuscript Received: 30 AUG 2011
Funded by
- DOE-BER. Grant Number: DE-FC03-02ER63421
- NIH National Institute for Aging. Grant Number: 1R01 AG029430
- NSF. Grant Number: MCB-0445429
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