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Age-dependent protein-conformational diseases (PCDs), such as Alzheimer\'s disease (AD), Parkinson\'s disease (PD), or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are characterized by misfolding and aggregation of metastable proteins present within the prote
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Department of Microbiology and Cell Science,University of Florida,Gainesville,FL,USA
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Age-dependent protein-conformational diseases (PCDs), such as Alzheimer\'s disease (AD), Parkinson\'s disease (PD), or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are characterized by misfolding and aggregation of metastable proteins present within the proteome of the affected individual. Recent evidence supports the notion that bacteria and bacterial products may be affecting the stability of these culprit host proteins and therefore influence disease progression and perhaps even its onset. Although specific culprit proteins are associated with each disease (e.g., Aβ in AD, α-synuclein in PD, and TDP-43 in ALS), bacteria found to affect these diseases do not seem to differentiate between these specific proteins but likely affect host proteostasis in general, leading to misfolding of metastable proteins encoded within the proteome.
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