A Tale of Two Proteins Involved in the Neurodegeneration of Alzheimer's Disease (1 of 3) (VIDEO)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Caption

Structure of S100B protein showing where amyloid-β binds - red areas interact strongly with amyloid-β, while blue areas do not interact. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 29 June 2018, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by J.S. Cristóvãoat Universidade de Lisboa in Lisboa, Portugal, and colleagues was titled, "The neuronal S100B protein is a calcium-tuned suppressor of amyloid-β aggregation."

Credit

[Credit: Vanessa Morris (TUM)]

Usage Restrictions

Please cite the owner of the material when publishing. This material may be freely used by reporters as part of news coverage, with proper attribution. Non-reporters must contact <i>Science</i> for permission.

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.