From Globular Proteins to Amyloids
Irena Roterman-Konieczna
Oct 2019 · Elsevier
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From Globular Proteins to Amyloids proposes a model and mechanism for explaining protein misfolding. Concepts presented are based on a model originally intended to show how proteins attain their native conformations. This model is quantitative in nature and founded upon arguments derived from information theory. It facilitates prediction and simulation of the amyloid fibrillation process, also identifying the progressive changes that occur in native proteins that lead to the emergence of amyloid aggregations. - Introduces basic rules for protein folding, along with the conditions that result in misfolding - Presents research that lies in treating the aqueous environment as a continuum rather than a set of individual water molecules (i.e. the classic representation) - Provides practical applications for helping the prevention of amyloidosis and improving drug design
About the author
Professor Irena Roterman-Konieczna completed her PhD at the Nicolaus Copernicus Medical Academy Krakow, Poland and undertook her postdoctoral studies at Cornell University, USA. She is the director of the Department of Bioinformatics and Telemedicine at Jagiellonian University – Medical College, Poland. Her fields of interest are protein structure, folding simulation as well as systems biology. She is the author of "Protein Folding in Silico", published by Woodhead Publishing in 2012., and "From Globular Proteins to Amyloids" published by Elsevier in 2020. She is the Chief Editor of the journal Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems (de Gruyter).
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