TY - GEN
T1 - Functional amyloids in reproduction
AU - Hewetson, Aveline
AU - Do, Hoa Quynh
AU - Myers, Caitlyn
AU - Muthusubramanian, Archana
AU - Sutton, Roger
AU - Wylie, Benjamin
AU - Cornwall, Gail A.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - © 2017 by the authors. Amyloids are traditionally considered pathological protein aggregates that play causative roles in neurodegenerative disease, diabetes and prionopathies. However, increasing evidence indicates that in many biological systems nonpathological amyloids are formed for functional purposes. In this review, we will specifically describe amyloids that carry out biological roles in sexual reproduction including the processes of gametogenesis, germline specification, sperm maturation and fertilization. Several of these functional amyloids are evolutionarily conserved across several taxa, including human, emphasizing the critical role amyloids perform in reproduction. Evidence will also be presented suggesting that, if altered, some functional amyloids may become pathological.
AB - © 2017 by the authors. Amyloids are traditionally considered pathological protein aggregates that play causative roles in neurodegenerative disease, diabetes and prionopathies. However, increasing evidence indicates that in many biological systems nonpathological amyloids are formed for functional purposes. In this review, we will specifically describe amyloids that carry out biological roles in sexual reproduction including the processes of gametogenesis, germline specification, sperm maturation and fertilization. Several of these functional amyloids are evolutionarily conserved across several taxa, including human, emphasizing the critical role amyloids perform in reproduction. Evidence will also be presented suggesting that, if altered, some functional amyloids may become pathological.
M3 - Other contribution
VL - 7
PB - Biomolecules
ER -