title: Good Amyloid, Bad Amyloid-What's the Difference?
abstract: Why do some amyloids cause serious neurodegenerative diseases, while others have important biological functions? A new study of the functional amyloid Orb2 suggests that it's all about speed. Read the Research Article.
authors.affiliation: Public Library of Science, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Roland G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D058227:Amyloidogenic Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D039221:mRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D058227:Amyloidogenic Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C529066:Orb2 protein, Drosophila; D014157:Transcription Factors; D039221:mRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors
references.citation: PLoS Biol. 2016 Jan 26;14(1):e1002361
references.pmid: 26812143