A special enzyme — the so-called ubiquitin-selective unfoldase p97/VCP — is one of the main players when cells remove malformed or excess proteins from their interior. This is the central finding of a new study, the results of which have now been published in the journal Nature Communications.
The new findings form the basis for a better understanding of numerous pathological processes. They clearly show that blocking this enzyme causes proteins to fold incorrectly and form aggregates,…
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