Distribution of Misfolded Prion Protein Seeding Activity Alone Does Not Predict Regions of Neurodegeneration.

Protein misfolding is common across many neurodegenerative diseases, with misfolded proteins acting as seeds for "prion-like" conversion of normally folded protein to abnormal conformations. A central hypothesis is that misfolded protein accumulation, spread, and distribution are restricte...

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Main Authors: James Alibhai, Richard A Blanco, Marcelo A Barria, Pedro Piccardo, Byron Caughey, V Hugh Perry, Tom C Freeman, Jean C Manson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-11-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002579&type=printable
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