Protein Folding and Conformational Diseases. “Functional Amyloids Germinate in Plants”

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2020.10.001

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1360138520303253#f0005

First identified in human disorders, amyloids serve biological functions in bacteria, archaea, fungi, and animals; however, their role in plants has remained unexplored. Recently, Antonets et al. identified a functional amyloid in plants, with a crucial role in seed longevity, confirming that amyloids are universally exploited for organisms’ adaptation.