[URE3] and [PSI] as prions of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Genetic evidence and biochemical properties

Seminars in Virology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-223

  Wickner, Reed B ^a   Masison, Daniel C ^a   Edskes, Herman K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen repression; SUP35; Termination of translation; URE2; Ureidosuccinate

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; NUCLEIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPLICON; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029890206     PISSN: 10445773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smvy.1996.0027     Document Type: Review

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