... 2011Stability and fibril formation properties of human and fish transthyretin, and of the Escherichia colitransthyretin-related proteinErik Lundberg1, Anders Olofsson2, Gunilla T. Westermark3 and ... polar residues, Thr75 and His88 (hTTR number-ing), buried within the hydrophobic core of the mono-mers. The side chains of these residues form, togetherwith the Ne1 atom of Trp79, hydrogen bonds ... cold-adapted proteins and distinguishesthem from their mesophilic and thermophilic counter-parts is their lower thermal stability [66]. This couldtherefore be one explanation for the reduced stabilitythat...