Strain-specific prion-protein conformation determined by metal ions

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-59

  Wadsworth, Jonathan D F ^a   Hill, Andrew F ^a   Joiner, Susan ^a   Jackson, Graham S ^a   Clarke, Anthony R ^a,b   Collinge, John ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

COPPER; PRION PROTEIN; PROTEINASE K; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BINDING SITES; BRAIN; COPPER; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; HUMANS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PRPC PROTEINS; PRPSC PROTEINS; ZINC;

EID: 0033130083     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/9030     Document Type: Article

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