Recent Advances in Our Molecular and Mechanistic Understanding of Misfolded Cellular Proteins in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and Prion Disease (PrD)

Naturally occurring neuron-abundant proteins including amyloid Aβ42 peptide and the microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) can, over time and under pathological situations, assume atypical conformations, altering their normal biological structure and function, and causing them to aggregate into i...

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Main Author: Walter J. Lukiw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/2/166