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Stanford researchers defined a novel cellular pathway – including a “dump site” – for clearing misfolded proteins from cells. The pathway is a potential therapy target for age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s diseases.
Scientists have challenged a 70-year-old theory of how proteins fold in our cells, having discovered how a tiny cellular machine called TRiC directs the folding of tubulin, a protein that is the building block of microtubules, which serve as the cell’s scaffolding and transport system in humans. Click to read more...
The results challenge a 70-year-old theory of how proteins fold in our cells