A New Cellular Garbage Control Pathway with Relevance for Human Neurodegenerative Diseases (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

A New Cellular Garbage Control Pathway with Relevance for Human Neurodegenerative Diseases

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The newly identified proteins, termed CUET proteins (shown in red), recognize toxic protein aggregates and target the whole complex to the cellular waste disposal and recycling station, the lysosome.

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Illustration: Stefan Jentsch / Copyright: MPI of Biochemistry

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