Prions are self‐perpetuating proteins able to switch between a soluble state and an
aggregated‐and‐transmissible conformation. These proteinaceous entities have been …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the pathologic aggregation and prion-like
propagation of α-synuclein (α-syn). Emerging evidence shows that fungal infections …

Baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an important model organism that is applied to
study various aspects of eukaryotic cell biology. Prions in yeast are self-perpetuating …

Prions are infectious proteins that mostly replicate in self-propagating amyloid conformations
(filamentous protein polymers) and consist of structurally altered normal soluble proteins …

Prions are self-propagating protein aggregates formed by specific proteins that can adopt
alternative folds. Prions were discovered as the cause of the fatal transmissible spongiform …

The formation of amyloid fibers is associated with a diverse range of disease and phenotypic
states. These amyloid fibers often assemble into multi-protofibril, high-order architectures in …

The accelerated pace at which human development has been set into has resulted into fast-
tracking the emergence of novel diseases that affect both humans and animals. One of these …

Among sequenced organisms, the genome of Dictyostelium discoideum is unique in that it
encodes for a massive amount of repeat-rich sequences in the coding region of genes. This …

Prion-like proteins are involved in many aspects of cellular physiology, including cellular
memory. In response to deceptive courtship, budding yeast escapes pheromone-induced …

In filamentous fungi, vegetative cell fusion occurs within and between individuals. These
fusions of growing hyphae (anastomosis) from two individuals produce binucleated cells …