Abstract

As any makeover expert will attest, the wrong accessories can spoil even the most stylish outfit. But when a brain protein implicated in Parkinson's disease (PD) dons an extra chemical group, the result is worse than a fashion faux pas. The protein becomes poisonous, according to new research. The work also stokes a controversy in the PD field by suggesting that the protein knots that infest brain cells of patients are helpful--not harmful, as many scientists argue.

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