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Rice University: Prions May Channel RNA's Messages
November 16, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release:

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Models show aggregates and their monomers play role in channeling protein translation

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Prions get mostly bad press, but they may be the keys to controlling protein synthesis in cells.

Prions, proteins that can misfold and aggregate, have been implicated in many neurodegenerative diseases. Yet some prions are involved in storing long-te . . .

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