The Roles of Helix I and Strand 5A in the Folding, Function and Misfolding of α1-Antitrypsin

α1-Antitrypsin, the archetypal member of the serpin superfamily, is a metastable protein prone to polymerization when exposed to stressors such as elevated temperature, low denaturant concentrations or through the presence of deleterious mutations which, in a physiological context, are often associa...

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Main Authors: Knaupp, Anja S., Keleher, Shani, Yang, Li, Dai, Weiwen, Bottomley, Stephen P., Pearce, Mary C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3558512/