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Beta-2-microglobulin
Beta-2 microglobulin is a structural protein sub-unit of the class I major histocompatibility complex. It has a molecular weight of approximately 12 kDa. In dialysis patients, it has the propensity to form amyloid fibrils in a condition known as dialysis-related amyloidosis (DRA). The mechanism of oligomerization and eventual fibrillation are of particular interest to the Vachet Research Group at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Disease
Aggregation Mechanism
Fibril Assembly begins with the formation of a Dimer. Dimer formation is initiated when copper binds near the . Copper binding causes structural changes throughout the protein creating two new planes. These planes interact in an antiparallel fashion which forms the basis of the non-covalent .
Display Nick's Dimer, try to find the tetramer, and the hexameter
B2m Mutations
Structural effects of the various mutations and their oligomers
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Useful Links
The Vachet Lab [1]
