SARS-CoV-2 protein interacts with Parkinson’s protein, promotes amyloid formation, study finds

Researchers have shown that, at least in the test tube, the SARS-CoV-2 N-protein interacts with a neuronal protein called alpha-synuclein and speeds the formation of amyloid fibrils, pathological protein bundles that have been implicated in Parkinson's disease.

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