Article
Yeast models for amyloid disease.
Essays in biochemistry - 1 Jan 2014
Panaretou Barry, Jones Gary W
Abstract excerpt
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast) is a well-established eukaryotic model organism, which has significantly contributed to our understanding of mechanisms that drive numerous core cellular processes in higher eukaryotes. Moreover, this has led to a greater understanding of the underlying pa...
Topics
- Alzheimer Disease
- Amyloidosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Animals
- Humans
- Huntington Disease
- Mutation
- Parkinson Disease
- Prion Diseases
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae