Cryo-EM structure of a light chain-derived amyloid fibril from a patient with systemic AL amyloidosis

Autor: Lynn Radamaker, Yin-Hsi Lin, Karthikeyan Annamalai, Stefanie Huhn, Ute Hegenbart, Stefan O. Schönland, Günter Fritz, Matthias Schmidt, Marcus Fändrich
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09032-0
Popis: Systemic AL amyloidosis is caused by misfolding of immunoglobulin light chains and is one of the most frequently occurring forms of systemic amyloidosis. Here the authors present the 3.3 Å cryo-EM structure of a λ1 AL amyloid fibril that was isolated from an explanted human heart.
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