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I’m no biomed expert. But I recall earlier discussions that amyloid plaque is basically just misfolded proteins, which are hard to differentiate from prions by
by throwawayhhakdl 7y ago
I’m no biomed expert. But I recall earlier discussions that amyloid plaque is basically just misfolded proteins, which are hard to differentiate from prions by any meaningful definition.
Now I have no idea what Tau proteins are, but it sounds like they’re also a type of misfolded protein. So, to those more knowledgeable, how inaccurate would to be to say Tau proteins are basically prions too?
- eschutte2 7y agoI'm also not an expert, but to me the critical distinction is that prions are contagious, that is they cause other proteins to misfold. You can have misfolded proteins that don't cause cascading problems.
- Terr_ 7y ago> misfolded proteins, which are hard to differentiate from prions Prions differ in that they are not merely misfolded, but they also catalyze more of themselves.