Bacterial inclusion bodies contain amyloid-like structure.

Protein aggregation is a process in which identical proteins self-associate into imperfectly ordered macroscopic entities. Such aggregates are generally classified as amorphous, lacking any long-range order, or highly ordered fibrils. Protein fibrils can be composed of native globular molecules, suc...

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Main Authors: Lei Wang, Samir K Maji, Michael R Sawaya, David Eisenberg, Roland Riek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-08-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2494559?pdf=render