Tau local structure shields amyloid motif and controls aggregation propensity
D. Chen, K. W. Drombosky, Z. Hou, L. Sari, O. M. Kashmer, B. D. Ryder, V. A. Perez, D. R. Woodard, M. Lin, M. I. Diamond, L. A. Joachimiak
The paper investigates how local structure in tau protein modulates aggregation propensity and how mutations disrupt this structure to trigger amyloid formation.
bioRxiv · Jan 2, 2019 · PreprintBiophysics