Conformational propagation with prion-like characteristics in a simple model of protein folding

Protein Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 819-835

  Harrison, Paul M ^a,d   Chan, Hue Sun ^c   Prusiner, Stanley B ^a   Cohen, Fred E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Prion; Propagation; Protein folding; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; POLYMER; POLYPEPTIDE; PRION PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; ENERGY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIMULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYLOID; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POINT MUTATION; PRIONS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 0035079856     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.38701     Document Type: Article

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