Topic: Research News
Scientists at Ruhr University Bochum developed a new method to study protein folding in living cells. They used this method to investigate how membraneless organelles affect protein folding and found that these organelles may protect the cell by absorbing misfolded proteins.
Protein aggregates are linked to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. These aggregates often form in areas of the cell called membraneless organelles (MLOs). Researchers wanted to know if MLOs help or harm the cell by promoting protein clumping.
Professor Simon Ebbinghaus and Mailin Becker from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, developed a new method called
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Scientists at Ruhr University Bochum developed a new method to study protein folding in living cells. They used this method to investigate how membraneless organelles affect protein folding and found that these organelles may protect the cell by absorbing misfolded proteins.
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