Flying under the radar: TMEM106B(120-254) fibrils break out in diverse neurodegenerative disorders.

Copley, Katie E; Shorter, James · Cell · 2022

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Neurodegenerative diseases commonly exhibit aggregation of specific proteins that define each disease. Chang et al. (2022) establish that a C-terminal fragment of TMEM106B, a frontotemporal-lobar-degeneration risk factor, unexpectedly forms amyloid fibrils with similar structures in diverse neurodegenerative disorders. These unanticipated TMEM106B(120-254) fibrils may herald etiological shifts for several neurodegenerative diseases.

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