Branched polyamines cure prion-infected neuroblastoma cells

Journal of Virology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 3453-3461

  Supattapone, S ^a   Wille, H ^a   Uyechi, L ^a   Safar, J ^a   Tremblay, P ^a   Szoka, F C ^a   Cohen, F E ^a   Prusiner, S B ^a   Scott, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDRIMER; POLYAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTAMINATION; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SCRAPIE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

HUMANS; NEUROBLASTOMA; POLYAMINES; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0035108195     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.7.3453-3461.2001     Document Type: Article

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