Good Amyloids, Bad Amyloids: Shape Shifting and Contagious Shape
Telluride Conference Center 580 Mountain Village Blvd, Telluride, CO, United StatesAnn McDermott, Columbia University For proteins, aka “the building blocks of life”, shape is ultimately important. Shape, more than other properties, confers function, information about protein shapes is coveted in the development of new medicines and diagnostics. Most proteins are somewhat flexible, and there are...