Shape of Lewy Body Protein Discovered

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Scientists studying alpha-synuclein, the protein involved in Lewy body dementia

and Parkinson's disease, have found that in its natural, healthy state the

protein has a radically different structure than previously thought. This new

insight is significant for understanding both how the protein functions normally

and how it becomes altered in disease like LBD and Parkinson's.

article:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/hms-nct081211.php

video:

http://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/34988.php?from=191718