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Mechanisms of protein-folding diseases at a glance.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Jan 2014
Valastyan Julie S, Lindquist Susan
Abstract excerpt
For a protein to function appropriately, it must first achieve its proper conformation and location within the crowded environment inside the cell. Multiple chaperone systems are required to fold proteins correctly. In addition, degradation pathways participate by destroying improperly folded proteins. The intricacy of this multisystem process provides many opportunities for error. Furthermore, mutations cause...
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