Neutrons provide first sub-nanoscale snapshots of Huntington's disease protein
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 16:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have for the first time successfully characterized the earliest structural formation of the disease type of the protein that causes Huntington's disease. The researchers have used a small-angle neutron scattering instrument, called Bio-SANS, to explore the earliest aggregate species of the protein that are believed to be the most toxic.