PLoS Biology (Jan 2016)

Good Amyloid, Bad Amyloid-What's the Difference?

  • Roland G Roberts

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002362
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
p. e1002362

Abstract

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Why do some amyloids cause serious neurodegenerative diseases, while others have important biological functions? A new study of the functional amyloid Orb2 suggests that it's all about speed. Read the Research Article.