Nanodiscs catch misfolding proteins red-handed

(University of Michigan) When proteins misfold, accumulate and clump around insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, they kill cells. Now, researchers, including University of Michigan biophysicists, have obtained a structural snapshot of these proteins when they are most toxic, detailing them down to the atomic level.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news