Proteins in the Fluid Surrounding the Target Cell Bind to a Virus and Form a Protein Corona (IMAGE)

Stockholm University

Proteins in the Fluid Surrounding the Target Cell Bind to a Virus and Form a Protein Corona

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Proteins in the fluid surrounding the target cell bind to a virus and can make it more infectious. The virus can also accelerate the formation of threadlike amyloid fibrils that play a part in Alzheimer's disease.

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E. Wikander/Azote/Stockholm University

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