A protein or enzyme involved in breaking down or dissolving abnormal cellular components, related to the process of cellular degradation.
From Greek 'dys-' (bad, abnormal) + 'lysis' (breaking down) + '-in' (protein suffix). A biochemical term referring to enzymes that degrade damaged or abnormal materials.
Dyslysins are part of your cells' cleaning crew—they help remove broken proteins and cellular debris, and when they malfunction, neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's can develop because the cellular 'garbage' piles up.
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