Protein misfolding (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Protein misfolding

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In this cell assay, Woerman is able to visualize protein misfolding by tagging a protein of interest with yellow fluorescent protein. The bright yellow puncta in the images are protein aggregates. "Our goal is to develop a gene therapy that stops that process from happening," Woerman says.

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Woerman Lab/UMass Amherst

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