But a few years ago, researchers noticed that amyloid fibrils made from different proteins had very similar structures.

ECONOMIST: Folding stuff

Stability in the alpha helices, even if it decreased the overall stability of the protein, inhibited the formation of amyloid fibrils.

ECONOMIST: Folding stuff

Once its backbone was exposed, the acylphosphatase started to form fibrils.

ECONOMIST: Folding stuff