Table 5 Comparative sequence composition of functional and pathogenic amyloid fibril cores.

From: CryoEM structure of the low-complexity domain of hnRNPA2 and its conversion to pathogenic amyloid

 

Gly (%)

Asn+Gln (%)

Tyr+Ser+Thr (%)

Val+Ala+Ile+Leu (%)

HnRNPA2-LCD (functional)

35.1

22.8

22.8

0.0

FUS-LCD (functional)

19.7

18.0

59.1

0.0

Tau PHFs (pathogenic)

12.3

8.2

15.1

24.4

Aβ42 (pathogenic)

14.3

4.8

7.2

35.7