Insights into intragenic and extragenic effectors of prion propagation using chimeric prion proteins
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Insights into intragenic and extragenic effectors of prion propagation using chimeric prion proteins.
The study of fungal prion proteins affords remarkable opportunities to elucidate both intragenic and extragenic effectors of prion propagation. The yeast prion protein Sup35 and the self-perpetuating [PSI+] prion state is one of the best characterized fungal prions. While there is little sequence homology among known prion proteins, one region of striking similarity exists between Sup35p and th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Prion
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1933-6896,1933-690X
DOI: 10.4161/pri.2.2.6509