- synuclein in living, healthy cells: The central
NAC region (grey) is well protected.
«In the diseased state, this protein must change structurally to such an extent that
the NAC region becomes accessible for other molecules, so that these regions can accumulate, start to grow and thus form the amyloid structures,» suspects the biophysicist Selenko.
The images published in «Nature» show how the protein in the healthy cell protects the so - called
NAC region from the penetration of foreign molecules.
Not exact matches
Nucleus accumbens (
NAc) The
NAc is a small brain
region that plays an important role in our reward and reinforcement circuitry.