Prion domain initiation of amyloid formation in vitro from native Ure2p

Science

Volumn 283, Issue 5406, 1999, Pages 1339-1343

  Taylor, Kimberly L ^a   Cheng, Naiqian ^b   Williams, Robert W ^c   Steven, Alasdair C ^b   Wickner, Reed B ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AMYLOID; BIOPOLYMERS; COLORING AGENTS; CONGO RED; DIMERIZATION; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HEAT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRECIPITATION; PRIONS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033605278     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5406.1339     Document Type: Article

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