Unraveling Misfolded Molecules Using "Reprogrammed" Yeast Protein
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaAt the heart of brain diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease is protein misfolding. At present, there is no known way to reverse protein misfolding. But researchers have found a possible way to unravel misfolded proteins by "reprogramming" a common yeast protein.