Copper-dependent functions for the prion protein

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 165-178

  Brown, David R ^a   Sassoon, Judyth ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Creutzfeldt Jakob; Cu; Prion; Scrapie

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; COPPER; PRION PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; COPPER METABOLISM; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; MOUSE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; COPPER; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIONS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0036798415     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MB:22:2:165     Document Type: Review

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