Evidence for the prion hypothesis: Induction of the yeast [PSI+] factor by in vitro-converted Sup35 protein

Science

Volumn 289, Issue 5479, 2000, Pages 595-599

  Sparrer, Helmut E ^a   Santoso, Alex ^a   Szoka Jr , Francis C ^a   Weissman, Jonathan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; LIPOSOME; PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STOICHIOMETRY; YEAST;

BIOPOLYMERS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOPLASM; FUNGAL PROTEINS; LIPOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; PRIONS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034725747     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5479.595     Document Type: Article

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