The secret sulfate code that lets the bad Tau in

(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered details of how cells invite inside corrupted proteins that can turn normal proteins corrupt, leading to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Understanding the molecular details of how these proteins spread from cell to cell could lead to therapies to halt disease progression.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news