Sentences with phrase «called fibrils»

Amyloid - β 42 (Aβ42) has a strong ability to oligomerize to form diffusible oligomers as well as larger polymers called fibrils that form insoluble amyloid plaques, a major hallmark of AD.

And that sequence can form long chains called oligomers as well as fibers called fibrils.

Many peptides and proteins have an innate ability to assemble into long, slender fibers called fibrils and other shapes.

More than 40 illnesses known as amyloid diseases — Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and rheumatoid arthritis are a few — are linked to the buildup of proteins after they have transformed from their normally folded, biologically active forms to abnormally folded, grouped deposits called fibrils or plaques.

Not exact matches

Co-lead researcher, Australian National University Professor John Carver, said that two unrelated proteins aggregate in UHT milk over a period of months to form clusters called amyloid fibrils, which cause the milk to transform from a liquid into a gel.

When myocilin goes wrong, or «misfolds,» it makes fibrils that damage tissue called the trabecular meshwork that normally allows the fluid inside the eye to drain and relieve interior pressure.

The structures, called amyloid fibrils, are also implicated in neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and in prion diseases like Creutzfeldt - Jacob and mad cow disease.

Researchers believed that the fibrils should come from a rigid structure called a β - sheet.

For example, clumps of proteins called amyloid fibrils are thought to be the cause of Alzheimer's disease as well as several other devastating illnesses.

In recent years, scientists made the surprising discovery that seminal fluid harbors fragments of proteins that clump together, forming structures called amyloid fibrils.