Isolation and characterization of cardiac amyloid in familial amyloid polyneuropathy type IV (Finnish): relation of the amyloid protein to variant gelsolin

Plasma and cytoplasmic gelsolins are encoded by a single gene and contain a duplicated actin-binding domain

David J. Kwiatkowski, Thomas P. Stossel, Stuart H. Orkin et al. · Nature · 1986 · 478 citations

Protein Secretion, Protein Function, Molecular Biology +11

Identification of amyloid prealbumin variant in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (Japanese type)

Satoru Tawara, Masamitsu Nakazato, Kenji Kangawa et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1983 · 364 citations

Neurodegenerative Diseases, Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy, Japanese Type +8

Variant apolipoprotein AI as a major constituent of a human hereditary amyloid

William C. Nichols, Francis E. Dwulet, Juris J. Liepnieks et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1988 · 231 citations

Neurodegenerative Diseases, Alzheimer's Disease, Genetics +7

Structure and biosynthesis of cytoplasmic and secreted variants of gelsolin.

H L Yin, D J Kwiatkowski, John E. Mole et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1984 · 214 citations · Full text

Protein Chemistry, Protein Secretion, Biosynthesis +13

Expression of human plasma gelsolin in Escherichia coli and dissection of actin binding sites by segmental deletion mutagenesis.

Michael Way, John Gooch, Brian Pope et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1989 · 194 citations · Full text

Protein Secretion, Protein Assembly, Molecular Biology +18