Prions cause disease by converting proteins from alpha-helix structures to beta-plated sheet structures, leading to reduced solubility and increased aggregation.
Prions alter protein structure from alpha-helixes to beta-plated sheets, resulting in decreased solubility and increased aggregation.
| Text | Prions cause disease by converting proteins from alpha-helix structures to beta-plated sheet structures. This causes drastically reduced protein solubility, and increased aggregation |
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