Amyloids assemble as part of recognizable structures during oogenesis in Xenopus

A hallmark of Alzheimer's, Huntington's and similar diseases is the assembly of proteins into amyloids rather than folding into their native state. There is an increasing appreciation that amyloids, under specific conditions, may be non-pathogenic. Here we show that amyloids form as a norm...

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Main Authors: Michael H. Hayes, Daniel L. Weeks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2016-06-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/5/6/801

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