A Cell- and Tissue-Specific Weakness of the Protein Homeostasis System Underlies Brain Vulnerability to Protein Aggregation
Summary: The phenomenon of protein misfolding and aggregation is associated with a wide range of neurodegenerative conditions that cause progressive loss of function in specific regions of the human brain. To understand the causes of the selective cell and tissue vulnerability to the formation of th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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Series: | iScience |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220301188 |