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Dealing with misfolded proteins: examining the neuroprotective role of molecular chaperones in neurodegeneration.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 8 Oct 2010
Ali Yousuf O, Kitay Brandon M, Zhai R Grace
Abstract excerpt
Human neurodegenerative diseases arise from a wide array of genetic and environmental factors. Despite the diversity in etiology, many of these diseases are considered "conformational" in nature, characterized by the accumulation of pathological, misfolded proteins. These misfolded proteins can induce cellular stress by overloading the proteolytic machinery, ultimately resulting in the accumulation and deposition...
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