Macromolecular crowding converts the human recombinant PrPC to the soluble neurotoxic beta-oligomers
作者： Liqin Huang , Rui Jin , Jiarui Li , Kan Luo , Tao Huang
DOI: 10.1096/FJ.09-150987
关键词: Proteinase K 、 Protein structure 、 Biochemistry 、 Gene isoform 、 Thioflavin 、 Macromolecular crowding 、 Intracellular 、 Recombinant DNA 、 Circular dichroism 、 Chemistry
摘要: … Such a condition is referred as macromolecular crowding. Crowding can be mimicked in … In the present study, we found that macromolecular crowding may be a potential intracellular …
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