Heparan sulfates facilitate harmless amyloidogenic fibril formation interacting with elastin-like peptides

Abstract Heparan sulfates (HSs) modulate tissue elasticity in physiopathological conditions by interacting with various matrix constituents as tropoelastin and elastin-derived peptides. HSs bind also to protein moieties accelerating amyloid formation and influencing cytotoxic properties of insoluble...

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Main Authors: Federica Boraldi, Pasquale Moscarelli, Brigida Bochicchio, Antonietta Pepe, Anna M. Salvi, Daniela Quaglino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21472-0