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Human Molecular Chaperone Hsp60 and Its Apical Domain Suppress Amyloid Fibril Formation of α-Synuclein.
International journal of molecular sciences - 19 Dec 2019
Yamamoto Hanae, Fukui Naoya, Adachi Mayuka, Saiki Eiichi, Yamasaki Anna, Matsumura Rio, Kuroyanagi Daichi, Hongo Kunihiro, Mizobata Tomohiro, Kawata Yasushi
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Heat shock proteins play roles in assisting other proteins to fold correctly and in preventing the aggregation and accumulation of proteins in misfolded conformations. However, the process of aging significantly degrades this ability to maintain protein homeostasis. Consequently, proteins with incorrect conformations are prone to aggregate and accumulate in cells, and this aberrant aggregation of misfolded...
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