Protein Aggregation After Heat Shock Is an Organized, Reversible Cellular Response
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 12:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Protein aggregates that form after a cell is exposed to heat appear to be part of an organized response to stress. The findings shed new light on the biological nature of protein aggregates, which have been widely considered to be toxic dead-end products, but are increasingly being recognized as a new layer of cellular organization.