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Peptide Synthesis> | … Finally, three peptides, corresponding to random LECT2 regions with low predicted aggregation propensity, were also designed. Peptide synthesis was carried out by GenScript (New Jersey, USA) (purity > 98%, free N- and C- terminals) … | Get A Quote |
ALECT2 (leukocyte chemotactic factor 2) amyloidosis is one of the most recently identified amyloid-related diseases, with LECT2 amyloids commonly found in different types of tissues. Under physiological conditions, LECT2 is a 16 kDa multifunctional protein produced by the hepatocytes and secreted into circulation. The pathological mechanisms causing LECT2 transition into the amyloid state are still largely unknown. In the case of ALECT2 patients, there is no disease-causing mutation, yet almost all patients carry a common polymorphism that appears to be necessary but not sufficient to directly trigger amyloidogenesis. In this work, we followed a reductionist methodology in order to detect critical a... More