Cross-Seeding of Misfolded Proteins: Implications for Etiology and Pathogenesis of Protein Misfolding Diseases

Rodrigo Morales; Ines Moreno-Gonzalez; Claudio Soto

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003537

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Cross-Seeding of Misfolded Proteins: Implications for Etiology and Pathogenesis of Protein Misfolding Diseases

Rodrigo Morales,

Affiliation Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Ines Moreno-Gonzalez,

Affiliation Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Claudio Soto

* E-mail: claudio.soto@uth.tmc.edu

Affiliation Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Cross-Seeding of Misfolded Proteins: Implications for Etiology and Pathogenesis of Protein Misfolding Diseases

Rodrigo Morales,
Ines Moreno-Gonzalez,
Claudio Soto

Published: September 19, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003537

About the Authors

Rodrigo Morales

Affiliation Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Ines Moreno-Gonzalez

Affiliation Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Claudio Soto

* E-mail: claudio.soto@uth.tmc.edu

Affiliation Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors declared that no competing interests exist.

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