Domain organization and structure-function relationship of the HET-s prion protein of Podospora anserina

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2071-2081

  Balguerie, Axelle ^a   Dos Reis, Suzana ^a   Ritter, Christiane ^d   Chaignepain, Stéphane ^b   Coulary Salin, Bénédicte ^a   Forge, Vincent ^c   Bathany, Katell ^b   Lascu, Ioan ^a   Schmitter, Jean Marie ^b   Riek, Roland ^d   Saupe, Sven J ^a  

^a Institut de Biochimie et Genetique Cellulaires   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UMR 5090 CNRS/CEA/UJF   (France)

^d SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Filamentous fungi; Heterokaryon incompatibility; Prion

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HET S PROTEIN; PRION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DEATH; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; HETEROKARYON; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SORDARIALES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

FUNGI; HET-S PRION; PODOSPORA ANSERINA;

EID: 0038219626     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg213     Document Type: Article

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