abnormal protein

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abnormal
adjective
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/æbˈnɔː.məl/us
/æbˈnɔːr.məl/
different from what is usual or average, especially in a way that ...
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protein
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.tiːn/us
/ˈproʊ.tiːn/
one of the many substances found in food such as meat, cheese, fish, or eggs, that is necessary for the body to grow and ...
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The patient had developed a rare condition called cardiac amyloidosis, a disease in which the heart is infiltrated by anabnormalproteinproduced elsewhere in the body.
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It was the first proof of a human disease caused by anabnormalprotein, and sickle cell anemia became the first disease understood at the molecular level.
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For reasons that are not clear, the abnormal proteins result in a thickening of the heart muscle, and predispose the sufferer to arrhythmias that can cause sudden death.
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Abnormal proteins are quickly degraded, whereas the rate of degradation of normal proteins may vary widely depending on their functions.
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This is morphologically manifested as increased numbers of mitochondria in the vicinity ofabnormalprotein aggregates and isolated changes in individual mitochondria morphology.
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We are currently analyzing these fish for hallmarks of degeneration such asabnormalproteinphosphorylation and folding, aggregation, amyloid formation, and cell death.
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This preliminary data is interesting since it may representabnormalproteinprocessing possibly due to increased proteolysis.
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Where known, the protein products of these genes have been showed variously to be associated withabnormalproteinaccumulation and degradation, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction.
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A link between oxidative damage andabnormalproteinaggregation?
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Most of his 500 publications focus on the pathobiology of neurodegenerative disorders, especially the role ofabnormalproteinaggregates (misfolded proteins) in these diseases.
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Lattice dystrophy gets its name from an accumulation of amyloid deposits, orabnormalproteinfibers, throughout the middle and anterior stroma.
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For one, dopaminergic neurons show abnormalities in mitochondrial complex 1, causing aggregation of alpha-synuclein; this can result inabnormalproteinhandling and neuron death.
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In some people, theseabnormalproteinfibers can accumulate under the cornea's outer layerthe epithelium.
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Thisabnormalproteinbuilds up in the brain and destroys nerve cells, resulting in the signs and symptoms of prion disease.
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Instead of forming collagen molecules, theabnormalproteinbuilds up in cartilage cells (chondrocytes).
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The mutations result in anabnormalproteinthat is not secreted, exposing the cells to unopposed interleukin 1 activity.
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Other inducers include mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, andabnormalproteinaggregation.
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The disease is caused when a person's antibody-producing cells do not function properly and produceabnormalproteinfibers made of components of antibodies called light chains.
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The growing chain of misfolded protein is then blasted with ultrasound, breaking it down into smaller chains and so rapidly increasing the amount ofabnormalproteinavailable to cause conversions.
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