Mechanisms of protein-folding diseases at a glance

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 protei...

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Main Authors: Valastyan, Julie Suzanne (Contributor), Lindquist, Susan (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Company of Biologists, 2014-02-07T18:40:49Z.
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