SARS-CoV-2 protein interacts with Parkinson’s protein, promotes amyloid formation (IMAGE)

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SARS-CoV-2 protein interacts with Parkinson’s protein, promotes amyloid formation

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The SARS-CoV-2 N-protein can interact with α-synuclein in the test tube and help it form amyloid fibrils, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease.

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Adapted from ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00666

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