Aggregating Knowledge about Prions and Amyloid
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Prions, self-propagating protein structures that can be transmitted between cells and different organisms, usually consist of ordered protein aggregates. Alberti et al. (2009) now present a systematic approach for the discovery of new prions that expands the spectrum of their biological functions.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cell
دوره 137 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009