AggTag-Identified Misfolded Proteins (IMAGE)

Penn State

AggTag-Identified Misfolded Proteins

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The new AggTag method allows researchers to see the previously undetectable but potentially disease-causing intermediate forms of proteins as they misfold. The method uses fluorescence to simultaneously detect two different proteins (red, green) within the cell (blue).

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Zhang Lab, Penn State

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