Space-Grown Amyloids (IMAGE)

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Space-Grown Amyloids — Caption

Project decal of the space experiment conducted aboard the ISS (left). Aggregation behavior of Tottori-type amyloid β (upper right): while disordered aggregates formed under ground-based conditions, well-defined fibrils were observed under microgravity. Structure of the fibril core formed in microgravity (lower right): the N-terminal region was found to be flexible and lacked an ordered conformation.

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