Amyloid Fibrils of Stefin B Show Anisotropic Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Methods
4.1. Protein Production and Purification
4.2. Amyloid Fibrillation, ThT Fluorescence
4.3. Intrinsic Fluorescence
4.4. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
4.5. Polarized Optical Microscopy
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Žganec, M.; Taler Verčič, A.; Muševič, I.; Škarabot, M.; Žerovnik, E. Amyloid Fibrils of Stefin B Show Anisotropic Properties. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 3737. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043737
Žganec M, Taler Verčič A, Muševič I, Škarabot M, Žerovnik E. Amyloid Fibrils of Stefin B Show Anisotropic Properties. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(4):3737. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043737
Chicago/Turabian StyleŽganec, Matjaž, Ajda Taler Verčič, Igor Muševič, Miha Škarabot, and Eva Žerovnik. 2023. "Amyloid Fibrils of Stefin B Show Anisotropic Properties" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 4: 3737. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043737