title: A primordial structure underlying amyloid.
abstract: The parallel beta helix is a good model of the "primordial" structure underlying amyloid: incompatible sequences can spill out as loops between the helical turns, and the cross-section and internal hydration can vary according to the nature of the amyloid-forming sequence.
authors.affiliation: Biological Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS, London, United Kingdom. r.w.pickersgill@qmw.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Pickersgill
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000737:chemistry*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid