De novo generation of a PrPSc-like conformation in living cells

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 358-361

  Ma, Jiyan ^a   Lindquist, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN; PROTEINASE K;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSOL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSOL; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; GENE EXPRESSION; MICE; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIONS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PRPSC PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0033203242     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/14053     Document Type: Article

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