Aggregation of a-synuclein is a central pathological feature of Parkinsons disease and related synucleinopathies. The co-chaperonin Hsp10, a component of the Hsp60/Hsp10 chaperonin system, has recently been proposed to possess independent chaperone activity and has been found to co-localize with a-synuclein aggregates in diseased brains, suggesting a role in regulating a-synuclein assembly. Here,…
In 1987, biologists captured the last free-flying condor to transfer it to captivity, and the largest flying North American bird species was officially declared extinct in the wild.
