Essays about: "DNAJB6"
Found 2 essays containing the word DNAJB6.
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1. Effect of DNAJB6 on α-synuclein amyloid fibril aggregation and dis-aggregation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Biofysikalisk kemiAbstract : Amyloid proteins are a group of proteins with the ability to form large fibrillar aggregates, identifiable by their cross-β core structure. These aggregates are linked to several different neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease and due to the growing rate of people diagnosed, there is a need to combat these diseases. READ MORE
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2. The anti-amyloidogenic chaperone DNAJB6 and its interaction with other chaperones
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik; Lunds universitet/Kemiska institutionenAbstract : In order to maintain proteins’ functionality their native folding state must be preserved. Chaperones fold other proteins and DNAJ-chaperones may collaborate with Hsc70 chaperones to prevent aggregation of aggregation-prone peptides such as polyQ and Aβ42, which form fibrils in currently incurable diseases as Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s, respectively. READ MORE