Cationic Lipopolyamines Induce Degradation of PrPSc in Scrapie-Infected Mouse Neuroblastoma Cells

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 381, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 463-469

  Winklhofer, Konstanze F ^a   Tatzelt, Jörg ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lipopolyamines; Neurodegeneration; Prion diseases; Prion protein; Scrapie

Indexed keywords

CATION; CHOLESTEROL; ISOPROTEIN; LIPID; LIPOSOME; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; PRION PROTEIN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; SPHINGOLIPID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SCRAPIE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CATIONS; HYDROLYSIS; MICE; NEUROBLASTOMA; POLYAMINES; PRPSC PROTEINS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033923319     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2000.061     Document Type: Article

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