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== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
The Syn structure shows <scene name='84/840509/Cv/2'>8 β-sheet</scene> forming segments interrupted by Gly residues. | The Syn structure shows <scene name='84/840509/Cv/2'>8 β-sheet</scene> forming segments interrupted by <scene name='84/840509/Cv/4'>Gly residues</scene>. Seven PD-associated familial <scene name='84/840509/Cv/5'>mutations</scene> are known. The 3D structure shows a <scene name='84/840509/Cv/6'>hydrophobic cleft</scene> which can provide an entry point for an incoming Syn molecule elongating the fibril<ref>PMID:29969391</ref>. | ||
</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> |