Copper binding to the PrP isoforms: A putative marker of their conformation and function

Journal of Virology

Volumn 75, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 7872-7874

  Shaked, Y ^a   Rosenmann, H ^a   Hijazi, N ^a   Halimi, M ^a   Gabizon, R ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; PRION PROTEIN; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; BINDING SITE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; COPPER; CRICETINAE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PRPC PROTEINS; PRPSC PROTEINS;

EID: 0034869272     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.17.7872-7874.2001     Document Type: Article

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