Copper and the structural biology of the prion protein

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1288-1292

  Viles, John H ^a   Klewpatinond, Mark ^a   Nadal, Rebecca C ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Misfolding; Prion protein; Visible circular dichroism

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHELATING AGENT; COPPER ION; HISTIDINE; OLIGOMER; PRION PROTEIN; SCAVENGER; COPPER; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CELL SURFACE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STOICHIOMETRY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PRION;

ANIMALS; COPPER; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 59149098864     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0361288     Document Type: Review

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