Early Stage Protein Misfolding and Amyloid Aggregation

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Early Stage Protein Misfolding and Amyloid Aggregation, Volume 329, the latest in the International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology series presents comprehensive reviews and current advances in cell and molecular biology, including articles that address the structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth. The series has a worldwide readership and maintains a high standard by publishing invited articles on important and timely topics as authored by prominent cell and molecular biologists. Content: Series PagePage ii CopyrightPage iv ContributorsPages ix-x Chapter One - From the Evolution of Protein Sequences Able to Resist Self-Assembly to the Prediction of Aggregation PropensityPages 1-47F. Bemporad, M. Ramazzotti Chapter Two - Protein Aggregation and Molecular Crowding: Perspectives From Multiscale SimulationsPages 49-77F. Musiani, A. Giorgetti Chapter Three - Structural Characteristics of α-Synuclein OligomersPages 79-143N. Cremades, S.W. Chen, C.M. Dobson Chapter Four - Effects of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors on Aggregation of Physiologically Important Intrinsically Disordered ProteinsPages 145-185L. Breydo, J.M. Redington, V.N. Uversky Chapter Five - The Nucleation of Protein Aggregates - From Crystals to Amyloid FibrilsPages 187-226Alexander K. Buell Chapter Six - What Makes a Prion: Infectious Proteins From Animals to YeastPages 227-276K.S. MacLea Chapter Seven - The Structure of Mammalian Prions and Their AggregatesPages 277-301E. Vázquez-Fernández, H.S. Young, J.R. Requena, H. Wille IndexPages 303-310