Solubility is a requirement for many cellular processes. Loss of solubility and aggregation can lead to the partial or complete abrogation of protein function. Thus, understanding the relationship between protein evolution ...
Zacco, Elsa; Graña-Montes, Ricardo; Martin, Stephen R.; Sanchez de Groot, Natalia; Alfano, Caterina; Tartaglia, Gian Gaetano; Pastore, Annalisa(Elsevier, 2019)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration are incurable motor neuron diseases associated with muscle weakness, paralysis and respiratory failure. Accumulation of TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) ...
Louka, Alexandra; Zacco, Elsa; Temussi, Piero Andrea; Tartaglia, Gian Gaetano; Pastore, Annalisa(Oxford University Press, 2020)
The study of prions as infectious aggregates dates several decades. From its original formulation, the definition of a prion has progressively changed to the point that many aggregation-prone proteins are now considered ...