Heterologous Prion Interactions Are Altered by Mutations in the Prion Protein Rnq1p

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 388, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 583-596

  Bardill, J Patrick ^a   True, Heather L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

mutagenesis; prions; protein interaction; Rnq1p; yeast

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN; PRION PROTEIN RNQ1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; FUNGAL STRAIN; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 64649107312     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.03.036     Document Type: Article

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