title: Polychlorinated biphenyls inhibit amyloid fibril formation.
abstract: In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, Purkey et al. [1] compare the binding of PCBs and hydroxylated PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) with the human serum protein transthyretin. Hydroxylated PCBs appear to bind with higher selectivity to transthyretin relative to other serum proteins and in so doing inhibit amyloid fibril formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Van Vranken
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011228:Prealbumin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D008024:Ligands; D011228:Prealbumin; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls