Functional amyloid formation within mammalian tissue
Functional amyloid formation within mammalian tissue
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Amyloid is a generally insoluble, fibrous cross-beta sheet protein aggregate. The process of amyloidogenesis is associated with a variety of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer, Parkinson, and Huntington disease. We report the discovery of an unprecedented functional mammalian amyloid structure generated by the protein Pmel17. This disco...
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Functional amyloid formation within mammalian tissue
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1291896942
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1291896942
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1545-7885,1544-9173
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1545-7885
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10.1371/journal.pbio.0040006
