期刊
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 166, 期 7, 页码 1626-1643出版社
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9549-3
关键词
Amyloids; Prions; Fibrils; Amylome; Amyloidogenic segments; Aging diseases
资金
- European Union [229676]
- Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education [N N401 557840]
The common view of amyloids and prion proteins is that they are associated with many currently incurable diseases and present a great danger to an organism. This danger comes from the fact that not only prion proteins, but also the infectious form(s) of amyloids, as it has been shown recently, are able to transmit the disease. On the other hand, organisms take advantage of the strength and durability of specific forms of amyloids. Such forms do not spread any disease. Also, in nanotechnology there is a constantly growing need to employ amyloid fibrils in many industrial applications. With increasing knowledge about amyloids and prion proteins we are aware that the amyloidal state is inherent to any protein, making the problem of amyloid formation a central one in aging-related diseases. However, the good amyloids can be beneficial and even necessary for our health. Furthermore, because of their mechanical properties, the amyloids are of great interest to engineers.
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