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Effect of antisense peptide binding on the dimerization of human cystatin C - gel electrophoresis and molecular modeling studies

Stachowiak, K ; Rodziewicz-Motowidlo, S ; Sosnowska, R ; Kasprzykowski, F ; Lankiewicz, L ; Grubb, Anders LU orcid and Grzonka, Z (2004) In Acta Biochimica Polonica 51(1). p.153-160
Abstract
Human cystatin C (HCC) shows a tendency to dimerize. This process is particularly easy in the case of the L68Q HCC mutant and might lead to formation of amyloid deposits in brain arteries of young adults. Our purpose was to find ligands of monomeric HCC that can prevent its dimerization. Eleven antisense peptide ligands of monomeric HCC were designed and synthesized. The influence of these ligands on HCC dimerization was studied using gel electrophoresis and molecular modeling methods. The results suggest that all the designed peptides interact with monomeric HCC facilitating its dimerization rather than preventing it.
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dimerization, human cystatin C, antisense peptides, molecular dynamics
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Acta Biochimica Polonica
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51
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1
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153 - 160
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Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe
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0001-527X
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English
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  title        = {{Effect of antisense peptide binding on the dimerization of human cystatin C - gel electrophoresis and molecular modeling studies}},
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  volume       = {{51}},
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