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The menace within: bacterial amyloids as a trigger for autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases
11 Apr 2024
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Bacteria are known to produce amyloids, proteins characterized by a conserved cross-beta sheet structure, which exhibit structural and functional similarities to human amyloids. The deposition of human amyloids into fibrillar plaques within organs is closely linked to several debilitating human diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Recently, bacterial amyloids have garnered significant...
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