Glycosylation influences cross-species formation of protease-resistant prion protein

EMBO Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 6692-6699

  Priola, S A ^a   Lawson, V A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycosylation; Prion protein; PrP; Scrapie

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GLYCOSYLATION; HAMSTER; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRICETINAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOPEPTIDASES; EPITOPES; GLYCOSYLATION; MICE; PRECIPITIN TESTS; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PRPC PROTEINS; PRPSC PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TUNICAMYCIN;

EID: 0035803405     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.23.6692     Document Type: Article

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