Blessings in disguise: biological benefits of prion-like mechanisms
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Blessings in disguise: biological benefits of prion-like mechanisms.
Prions and amyloids are often associated with disease, but related mechanisms provide beneficial functions in nature. Prion-like mechanisms (PriLiMs) are found from bacteria to humans, where they alter the biological and physical properties of prion-like proteins. We have proposed that prions can serve as heritable bet-hedging devices for diversifying microbial phenotypes. Other, more dynamic p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trends in Cell Biology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0962-8924
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2013.01.007