Sökning: "Giampaolo Merlini"
Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden Giampaolo Merlini.
1. Apolipoprotein A-IV and Transthyretin in Swedish Forms of Systemic Amyloidosis
Sammanfattning : Over 20 different plasma proteins have been shown to have the capacity to undergo conformational changes and self-assemble into highly stable and insoluble amyloid fibrils. One, transthyretin (TTR), consists of 127 amino acid residues arranged in eight β-strands (named A to H) and is involved in two different clinical forms of amyloidosis. LÄS MER
2. Heparan Sulfate Dependent Mechanisms of Amyloidosis
Sammanfattning : A common theme in amyloid disorders is the deposition of disease-specific protein aggregates in tissues. Amyloid proteins bind to heparan sulfate (HS), a sulfated glycosaminoglycan, and HS has been found to promote the aggregation process. LÄS MER