BIO 1130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Cytoskeleton, Pyruvic Acid, Chloroplast

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIO 1130
• Professor: Jon Houseman

Document Summary

Viruses are not living,no cell membrane, no ribosomes, no energy systems; mitochondria. Prions unusual proteins that have two different folding confirmations, prion protein has a certain structure that changes its shape, make an appearance in our understanding in the late 70". Taking our protein string and it was folded one way with beta pleated sheet/ alpha helix sheet every once and a while, it changes it shape to aberrant form. Normal- it has a set of beta pleated and alpha helix. No impact on the cell no impact on the health of the individual. Aberrant alpha helix <<<<<<<<<<<<<