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Adzhubei AA, Anashkina AA, Makarov AA. Left-handed polyproline-II helix revisited: proteins causing proteopathies. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2016; 35:2701-2713. [PMID: 27562438 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2016.1229220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Left-handed polyproline-II type helix is a regular conformation of polypeptide chain not only of fibrous, but also of folded and natively unfolded proteins and peptides. It is the only class of regular secondary structure substantially represented in non-fibrous proteins and peptides on a par with right-handed alpha-helix and beta-structure. In this study, we have shown that polyproline-II helix is abundant in several peptides and proteins involved in proteopathies, the amyloid-beta peptides, protein tau and prion protein. Polyproline-II helices form two interaction sites in the amyloid-beta peptides, which are pivotal for pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It also with high probability is the structure of the majority of tau phosphorylation sites, important for tau hyperphosphorylation and formation of neurofibrillary tangles, a hallmark of AD. Polyproline-II helices form large parts of the structure of the folded domain of prion protein. They can undergo conversion to beta-structure as a result of relatively small change of one torsional angle of polypeptide chain. We hypothesize that in prions and amyloids, in general polyproline-II helices can serve as structural elements of the normal structure as well as dormant nuclei of structure conversion, and thus play important role in structure changes leading to the formation of fibrils.
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- Alexei A Adzhubei
- a Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Vavilov St 32, Moscow 119991 , Russia
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- a Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Vavilov St 32, Moscow 119991 , Russia
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- a Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Vavilov St 32, Moscow 119991 , Russia
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Polyproline-II Helix in Proteins: Structure and Function. J Mol Biol 2013; 425:2100-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 363] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Güler G, Džafić E, Vorob'ev MM, Vogel V, Mäntele W. Real time observation of proteolysis with Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and UV-circular dichroism spectroscopy: watching a protease eat a protein. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2011; 79:104-11. [PMID: 21398173 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2011.01.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2010] [Revised: 01/25/2011] [Accepted: 01/28/2011] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR)- and UV-circular dichroism (UV-CD) spectroscopy have been used to study real-time proteolytic digestion of β-lactoglobulin (β-LG) and β-casein (β-CN) by trypsin at various substrate/enzyme ratios in D(2)O-buffer at 37°C. Both techniques confirm that protein substrate looses its secondary structure upon conversion to the peptide fragments. This perturbation alters the backbone of the protein chain resulting in conformational changes and degrading of the intact protein. Precisely, the most significant spectral changes which arise from digestion take place in the amide I and amide II regions. The FT-IR spectra for the degraded β-LG show a decrease around 1634 cm(-1), suggesting a decrease of β-sheet structure in the course of hydrolysis. Similarly, the intensity around the 1654 cm(-1) band decreases for β-CN digested by trypsin, indicating a reduction in the α-helical part. On the other hand, the intensity around ∼1594 cm(-1) and ∼1406 cm(-1) increases upon enzymatic breakdown of both substrates, suggesting an increase in the antisymmetric and symmetric stretching modes of free carboxylates, respectively, as released digestion products. Observation of further H/D exchange in the course of digestion manifests the structural opening of the buried groups and accessibility to the core of the substrate. On the basis of the UV-CD spectra recorded for β-LG and β-CN digested by trypsin, the unordered structure increases concomitant with a decrease in the remaining structure, thus, revealing breakdown of the intact protein into smaller fragments. This model study in a closed reaction system may serve as a basis for the much more complex digestion processes in an open reaction system such as the stomach.
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- Günnur Güler
- Institute of Biophysics, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Berhanu WM, Mikhailov IA, Masunov AE. Are density functional theory predictions of the Raman spectra accurate enough to distinguish conformational transitions during amyloid formation? J Mol Model 2009; 16:1093-101. [PMID: 19924452 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-009-0610-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2009] [Accepted: 10/02/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We report density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the Raman spectra for hexapeptides of glutamic acid and lysine in three different conformations (alpha, beta and PPII). The wave numbers of amide I, amide II and amide III bands of all three conformations predicted at B3LYP/6-31G and B3LYP/6-31G* are in good agreement with previously reported experimental values of polyglutamic acid and polylysine. Agreement with experiment improves when polarization functions are included in the basis set. Explicit water molecules, H-bonded to the backbone amide groups were found to be absolutely necessary to obtain this agreement. Our results indicate that DFT is a promising tool for assignment of the spectral data on kinetics of conformational changes for peptides during amyloid formation.
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- Workalemahu Mikre Berhanu
- NanoScience Technology Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
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Modifications of the charges at the N-terminus of bovine β-casein: Consequences on its structure and its micellisation. Food Hydrocoll 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2006.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Farrell HM, Qi PX, Wickham ED, Unruh JJ. Secondary structural studies of bovine caseins: structure and temperature dependence of beta-casein phosphopeptide (1-25) as analyzed by circular dichroism, FTIR spectroscopy, and analytical ultracentrifugation. JOURNAL OF PROTEIN CHEMISTRY 2002; 21:307-21. [PMID: 12206505 DOI: 10.1023/a:1019992900455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The defining structural feature of all of the caseins is their common phosphorylation sequence. In milk, these phosphoserine residues combine with inorganic calcium and phosphate to form colloidal complexes. In addition, nutritional benefits have been ascribed to the phosphopeptides from casein. To obtain a molecular basis for the functional, chemical, and biochemical properties of these casein peptides, the secondary structure of the phosphopeptide of bovine beta-casein (1-25) was reexamined using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopies. Both methods predict secondary structures for the peptide which include polyproline II elements as well as beta-extended sheet and turn-like elements. These structural elements were highly stable from 5 degrees to 70 degrees C. Reexamination of previously published 1H NMR data using chemical shift indices suggests structures in accord with the CD and FTIR data. Dephosphorylation showed little or no secondary structural changes, as monitored by CD and FTIR, but the modified peptide demonstrated pronounced self-association. The polymers formed were not highly temperature sensitive, but were pressure sensitive as judged by analytical ultracentrifugation at selected rotor speeds. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations demonstrated relatively large volume changes for the dephosphorylated peptide, in accord with the pressure dependent aggregation observed in the analytical ultracentrifuge data. In contrast the native peptide in MD remained relatively rigid. The physical properties of the peptide suggest how phosphorylation can alter its biochemical and physiological properties.
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- H M Farrell
- Eastern Regional Research Center. Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Wyndmoor, PA 19038 , USA.
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We hypothesized that the alpha C-domain of human fibrinogen (residues hA alpha 221-610) and of other species consists of a compact COOH-terminal region (hA alpha 392-610) and a flexible NH(2)-terminal connector region (hA alpha 221-391) which may contain some regular structure [Weisel and Medved (2001) Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 936, 312-327]. To test this hypothesis, we expressed in E. coli recombinant fragments corresponding to the full-length human alpha C-domain and its NH(2)- and COOH-terminal regions as well as their bovine counterparts, bA alpha 224-568, bA alpha 224-373, and bA alpha 374-568(538), respectively, and tested their folding status by fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism (CD), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). All three methods revealed heat-induced unfolding transitions in the full-length bA alpha 224-568 and its two COOH-terminal fragments, indicating that the COOH-terminal portion of the bovine alpha C-domain is folded into a compact cooperative structure. Similar results were obtained by CD and DSC with the full-length and the COOH-terminal h392-610 human fragments. The NH(2)-terminal fragments of both species, b224-373 and h221-392, did not exhibit any sign of a compact structure. However, their heat capacity functions, CD spectra, and temperature dependence of ellipticity at 222 nm were typical for peptides in the extended helical poly(L-proline) type II conformation (PPII), suggesting that they contain this type of regular structure. This is consistent with the presence of proline-rich tandem repeats in the sequence of both bovine and human connector regions. These results indicate that both bovine and human fibrinogen alpha C-domains consist of a compact globular cooperative unit attached to the bulk of the molecule by an extended NH(2)-terminal connector region with a PPII conformation.
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- Galina Tsurupa
- Department of Biochemistry, The American Red Cross Holland Laboratory, Rockville, Maryland 20855, USA
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Malin EL, Alaimo MH, Brown EM, Aramini JM, Germann MW, Farrell HM, McSweeney PL, Fox PF. Solution structures of casein peptides: NMR, FTIR, CD, and molecular modeling studies of alphas1-casein, 1-23. JOURNAL OF PROTEIN CHEMISTRY 2001; 20:391-404. [PMID: 11732691 DOI: 10.1023/a:1012232804665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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To determine its potential for interacting with other components of the casein micelle, the N-terminal section of bovine alphas1-casein-B, residues 1-23, was investigated with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopies, and molecular modeling. NMR data were not consistent with conventional alpha-helical or beta-sheet structures, but changes in N-H proton chemical shifts suggested thermostable structures. Both CD and FTIR predicted a range of secondary structures for the peptide (30-40% turns, 25-30% extended) that were highly stable from 5 degrees C to 25 degrees C. Other conformational elements, such as loops and polyproline II helix, were indicated by FTIR only. Molecular dynamics simulation of the peptide predicted 32% turns and 27% extended, in agreement with FTIR and CD predictions and consistent with NMR data. This information is interpreted in accord with recent spectroscopic evidence regarding the nature of unordered conformations, leading to a possible role of alphas1-casein (1-23) in facilitating casein-casein interactions.
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- E L Malin
- Eastern Regional Research Center, ARS, USDA, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, USA.
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Secondary structural studies of bovine caseins: temperature dependence of β-casein structure as analyzed by circular dichroism and FTIR spectroscopy and correlation with micellization. Food Hydrocoll 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0268-005x(01)00080-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ma K, Kan L, Wang K. Polyproline II helix is a key structural motif of the elastic PEVK segment of titin. Biochemistry 2001; 40:3427-38. [PMID: 11297408 DOI: 10.1021/bi0022792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Titin is a family of giant elastic proteins that constitute an elastic sarcomere matrix in striated muscle. In the I-band region of the sarcomere, where titin extends and develops passive force upon stretch, titin is composed of tandem repeats of approximately 100 residue immunoglobin domains and approximately 28-residue PEVK modules. We have performed 2D NMR and circular dichroism (CD) studies of the conformations of one representative 28-mer PEVK module from human fetal titin (PEPPKEVVPEKKAPVAPPKKPEVPPVKV). NMR data of synthetic peptides of this module as well as three constituent peptides of 9 to 12 residues in aqueous solutions reveal distinguishing features for left-handed three-residue per turn PPII helices: the lack of NOE NN(i, i+1), very large NOE alphaN(i, i+1)/NN(i, i+1), no medium range NOE alphaN(i, i+2), and dihedral angles phi and psi values of -78 and 146, respectively. Structural determinations indicate the presence of three short stretches of PPII helices of 4, 5, and 6 residues that are interposed with an unordered, and presumably flexible, spacer region to give one "polyproline II helix-coil" or "PhC" motif for roughly every 10 residues. These peptides also display the characteristic PPII CD spectra: positive peak or negative shoulder band at 223 nm, negative CD band near 200 nm, and biphasic thermal titration curves that reflect varied stability of these PPII helices. We propose that this PhC motif is a fundamental feature and that the number, length, stability, and distribution of PPII is important in the understanding of the elasticity and protein interactions of the PEVK region of titin.
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- K Ma
- Laboratory of Physical Biology, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Makarov AA, Adzhubei IA, Protasevich II, Lobachov VM, Fasman GD. Melting of the left-handed helical conformation of charged poly-L-lysine. Biopolymers 1994; 34:1123-4. [PMID: 8075392 DOI: 10.1002/bip.360340816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- A A Makarov
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
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Uehara T, Okabayashi H, Taga K, Yoshida T, Kojima H, Nishio E. Vibrational Spectra ofN-Octanoyl-L-glutamic Acid Oligomer Barium Salts and Their Conformations. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 1993. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.66.2204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Makarov AA, Adzhubei IA, Protasevich II, Lobachov VM, Esipova NG. Scanning microcalorimetry and circular dichroism study of melting of the natural polypeptides in the left-handed helical conformation. JOURNAL OF PROTEIN CHEMISTRY 1993; 12:85-91. [PMID: 8381285 DOI: 10.1007/bf01024919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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It has been shown that in aqueous solution histone H1 and H5 C-terminal fragments and peptide hormones beta-endorphin and ACTH adopt preferably the left-handed helical conformation of the poly-L-proline II type. Scanning microcalorimetry and circular dichroism have been used to show that the linear temperature dependence of CD maximum amplitude and partial heat capacity value are broken in the temperature interval between 50 and 60 degrees C, after which [C]p reaches the constant level. It was proposed to be due to noncooperative disordering of the conformation caused by the destruction of the polypeptide hydration shell.
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- A A Makarov
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Acad. Sci. Russia, Moscow
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Makarov AA, Lobachov VM, Adzhubei IA, Esipova NG. Natural polypeptides in left-handed helical conformation. A circular dichroism study of the linker histones' C-terminal fragments and beta-endorphin. FEBS Lett 1992; 306:63-5. [PMID: 1628745 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(92)80838-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Circular dichroism has been used to investigate the histone H1 and H5 C-terminal fragments and beta-endorphin conformation. It has been shown that in aqueous solution these polypeptides preferably adopt the left-handed helical conformation of the poly-L-proline II type. A break in the linear temperature dependence of the CD value was found in the temperature interval between 50 and 55 degrees C. It was proposed to be due to non-cooperative disordering of the conformation caused by the destruction of the hydration shell.
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- A A Makarov
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Acad. Sci. Russia, Moscow
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Adzhubei AA, Eisenmenger F, Tumanyan VG, Zinke M, Brodzinski S, Esipova NG. Approaching a complete classification of protein secondary structure. J Biomol Struct Dyn 1987; 5:689-704. [PMID: 3271488 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.1987.10506420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A complete classification of types of the protein secondary structure is developed on the basis of computer analysis of the crystallographic structural data deposited in the protein Data Bank. The majority of amino acid residues fall into five conformation types. A conclusion is drawn that the number of sequence variants of torsion angles phi, psi in globular proteins is limited and is essentially less than the number of possible amino acid sequences for this chain length. Along with alpha-helix and beta-structure, the distribution analysis assigning every maximum of distribution of amino acid conformations on Ramachandran map to a certain type of the secondary structure exposed a third type of the secondary structure that was previously neglected. This type of the structure is extended left-handed helical conformation, designated as mobile (M-) conformation. A full set of M-conformation fragments that seems to play a major role in protein globule dynamics has been obtained, a small radius of correlation for the polypeptide chain in M-conformation is demonstrated. It explains a prevalence of short segments of mobile conformation revealed in globular proteins. For secondary structure types, the frequency of occurrence of amino acid residues has been computed.
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- A A Adzhubei
- Institute of Molecular Biology, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow
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Adzhubei AA, Eisenmenger F, Tumanyan VG, Zinke M, Brodzinski S, Esipova NG. Third type of secondary structure: noncooperative mobile conformation. Protein Data Bank analysis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1987; 146:934-8. [PMID: 3619942 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(87)90736-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Analysis of 68 proteins from Protein Data Bank disclosed a new widely spread type of the secondary structure that is designated as mobile (M-) conformation. Helical parameters of M-conformation are close to the poly-L-proline II type helix. Its occurrence in globular proteins approximates that of the beta-sheet. The angles corresponding to the position of the M-conformation maximum in distribution of amino acid residues on a conformational map are phi: -65 degrees, psi: 140 degrees. Unique features and high occurrence in proteins make it possible to distinguish the M-conformation as an independent third type of the secondary structure in globular proteins, that should be included in the present classification.
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Sengupta PK, Krimm S. Raman and normal-mode studies of the extended-helix conformation in polypeptide chains. Biopolymers 1987; 26 Suppl:S99-107. [PMID: 3580503 DOI: 10.1002/bip.360260011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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