Simulation of Protein Aggregation (IMAGE)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Simulation of Protein Aggregation

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Modeled as spheres, two crystallin eye-lens proteins either separate (no mutual attraction - top), form clumps (strong attraction - bottom). They stay uniformly mixed when the attraction is just right (middle).

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N. Dorsaz & G. Foffi/EPFL & IRRMA

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