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Fall 2013
Protein folding involves a stochastic search through the configurational energy landscape towards the native structure. Although most proteins have evolved to fold efficiently into a unique native structure, misfolding (the formation of non-native structures) occurs frequently in vivo causing a...
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Spring 2017
Prion diseases, are associated with the misfolded form of the prion protein (PrPSc). The prion protein (PrP) has a unique means of transferring infectious diseases, based on a misfolded conformation. However, the mechanism of formation of PrPSc remains unclear owing to difficulties in defining...
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Fall 2017
The formation of an abnormal form of proteins in cells can cause aggregation and neurodegenerative pathology, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and prion diseases, which affects both humans and animals. Nowadays, the understanding of the mechanism of prion misfolding and propagation, including...