Repeat Amino Acid Sequences in Proteins : Biochemical and Medical Consequences (Hardcover)

Preface. Pathogenic Role of Repeat Polypeptides in Repeat Expansion Diseases. Pathologies Due to PolyQ Sequences. Importance of Surface Hydrophobic Clusters in Proteins. Residue Cluster Classes in Protein-Protein Interactions. Aromatic Clusters in Proteins: Folding, Drug Interactions and Protein-Protein Complexes. Cell Penetrating Peptides with Repeat Sequences of Amino Acids. Recent Advances and Applications in Self-Assembling Short-Chain Elastin-Like Peptide Analogs. Unconventional Fluorescence Properties of Non-aromatic Amino Acids: Material and Biological Applications. Index.