In many neurodegenerative diseases, proteins clump in the brain, forming so-called amyloid fibrils. Yet there exists a cellular defence mechanism that counteracts this process and even dissolves fibrils already formed. The mechanism is based on the activity of molecular helpers, so-called chaperones of the heat shock protein 70 family.
from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201111122815.htm
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